RIP Claudia Cardinale

Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) in the neighbourhood, today. Blinde bij. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) and Root-maggot fly (Anthomyiidae indet.) in the neighbourhood. Akkerhommel en bloemvlieg. #ElkeDagEenInsect

NCS No. 14 ‘De Zwijger’ at the Boorstraat railway yard, Utrecht, between 1900 and 1910. Photograph: J.W. Deetman

“This looks like a nice comfy bed.” Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) in the neighbourhood, July 11. Aardhommel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) in the neighbourhood, July 15. Zwartsprietdikkopje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Sometimes you don’t even have to go outside. Brown House Moth (Hoffmannophila pseudopretella) at home. Bruine huismot. #ElkeDagEenInsect

HST BR No. 253038 and No. 253004 at Penzance during a national BR strike in July 1982. Photograph: Terry Fougler

Map (Araschnia levana) in the neighbourhood. Landkaartje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

What’s that tiny thingy? Lime-speck pug caterpillar (Eupithecia centaureata) in my garden. Zwartvlekdwergspannerrups. #ElkeDagEenInsect

European Crane Flies (Tipula paludosa), Bihain, Luxembourg province, Belgium. Weidelangpootmuggen. #ElkeDagEenInsect

European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula) and an Ichneumon wasp (Ichneumonidae indet.) in the neighbourhood. Franse veldwesp & een sluipwesp. #ElkeDagEenInsect

BRCW Type 2 (Class 26) BR No. D5344 at Achnasheen, August 19, 1973. Photograph: Walter Dendy

Large Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) in the neighbourhood. Steenhommel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Ichneumon Wasp (Ichneumonidae indet.) in the neighbourhood. Sluipwesp. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in the neighbourhood. Akkerhommel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Raking leaves. One flies away. Excellent camouflage! Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) in my garden. Huismoeder. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) in the neighbourhood, June 9. Kleine vos. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Large Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) in the neighbourhood, July 22. Steenhommel.

Digger wasp (Pemphredon spec.) in my garden. Graafwesp & bladluizendoder. #ElkeDagEenInsect

NS No. 3916 on a D-train at Baarn, June 10, 1938. The steel D-train carriages were built mainly for international rail connections. The carriages were built by Werkspoor in the early 1930s. Photograph: NS

Hoverfly triptych. Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) in my garden. Blinde bij. #ElkeDagEenInsect

White-legged Cranefly (Ptychoptera albimana) has been caught by a green cribellate spider (Nigma walckenaeri) in my garden. Wittarsglansmug & Groen kaardertje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Found a beetle lying on its back. It appeared to be dead. I put it on my garden table and it suddenly started to move! Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in my garden. Gegroefde lapsnuitkever. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Stripe-winged Drone Fly (Eristalis horticola) in the neighbourhood, yesterday. Bosbijvlieg. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Broad-banded Aphideater (Eupeodes latifasciatus) in the neighbourhood, yesterday. Gele kommazweefvlieg. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Moustached Darter (Sympretum vulgatum) in my garden. Steenrode heidelibel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

NS No. 718 (Materieel 1954, Plan F) at Utrecht, August 1958. Photograph: L. Hessels (NS)

Map (Araschnia levana) in the neighbourhood. Landkaartje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Hoverfly (Syrphus spec.) in my garden. Perhaps Glass-winged Syrphus (Syrphus vitripennis), June 22. Zweefvlieg Syrphus spec. Misschien Kleine bandzweefvlieg. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Sail Amsterdam 2025, Noordzeekanaal, Assendelft.

Common Globetail (Sphaerophoria scripta) in the neighbourhood. Groot Langlijfje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Meadow Scorpionfly (Panorpa vulgaris) in the neighbourhood. Weideschorpioenvlieg. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Born as a spider No choice but to spin His spider web Garden Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus) in my garden. Kruisspin.

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) in my garden. Bont zandoogje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) in the neighbourhood. Aardhommel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Bumblebee Blacklet (Cheilosia illustrata) in the neighbourhood. Wollig gitje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Zwolle engine shed in 1949. A NS (ex-WD) series 5000 locomotive can be seen in front of the shed. Photograph: NS

Wasps spotted in the neighbourhood. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris). Gewone wesp. German Wasp (Vespula germanica). Duitse wesp. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in my garden. Akkerhommel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Shells found on the Heemskerk beach, yesterday. American piddocks (Petricolaria pholadiformis). Amerikaanse boormossels. Common whelk (Buccinum undatum). Wulk. Slipper limpets (Crepidula fornicata). Muiltjes.

Garden Grey (Eudonia mercurella) in my garden. Variabele granietmot. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Globetail (Sphaerophoria spec.) in the neighbourhood. Langlijfje. #ElkeDagEenInsect

European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula) in the neighbourhood. There is something wrong with one of the tergites. Perhaps it is caused by parasitic Xenos vesparum. Franse veldwesp & Veldwespwaaiertje (?). #ElkeDagEenInsect

Hi @fritscartoons.bsky.social Ooit gehoord van USS Sable en USS Wolverine? Het waren training carriers op de grote meren. En het waren paddle steamers.

Large Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) in the neighbourhood. Steenhommel. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Blotchwing Spider Wasp (Caliadurgus fasciatellus) in my garden. Tuinspinnendoder. #ElkeDagEenInsect

RIP Jim Lovell

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) in Westzaan. Atalanta. #ElkeDagEenInsect

Locomotor ‘Sik’ NS No. 208 and a NS series 6200 steam locomotive at the Heerlen railway yard, February 2, 1940.