Bugz n Slugz

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Nudibranch obsessive, underwater photographer, citizen scientist, bug photographer and thalassophile. Now in the Abu Dhabi. ♾️🧩🦑 All photos by me.

Scenic view in the Cotswolds
A video showing a small lane festooned with Hollyhocks
A photo of a young thrush in the garden
A photo of the hat I think is fox scat
A photo of a moth on a kitchen side bench
A photo of what appears to be a purplish coloured flag iris flower
Spoof movie poster from Weekend at Bernie’s - but starring Mitch McConnell
A photo of some woodland in wildflowers in my UK garden
A native UK been perched on a non-native plant
Photo of a Painted Lady Butterfly feeding on Valerian flowers.
A photo of a crab spider sat on a rose petal
A photo of a common swift moth perched on a cream rose petal
A metallic brown coloured beetle perched on a pink rose petal
A photo of a predatory snakefly. It is perched on a mint leaf
A fossil from my garden
A photo of a dense cover of hogweed in a UK garden
A photo of a small model of a tardigrade in front of a dinosaur fossil in the background
A photo of a mature Hawthorn tree with red blossoms.
Front cover of a 70 yr old on spiders. Has a spider illustration on a web
The front cover of a very interesting book
A photo of an undescribed Goniobranchus Nudibranch from Abu Dhabi. It’s mainly white but covered in claret spots
Photo of cam water in a Marina
A close up photo of a female Thistle Mantis from Abu Dhabi. Green and cream markings
A close up photo of a black Urchin beetle sat on sand and in a defensive posture
A video of a toilet bowl with a black wriggling object in it
A photo of Stella Braverman being awarded the 2023 Dick of the Year
A photo of a sea slug. It has a predominantly white body with claret spots all across the mantle which is a shed by a yellow line. The rhinophores are orange as well as the tips of the gills.
A plushie that is modelled on a Chromodoris magnifica sea slug
A still from the Lord of the Rings movie showing King Theoden and his slimy Evil adviser Grima Wormtongue
An undescribed Goniobranchus sea slug from Abu Dhabi. It has a white mantle with large claret patches across its back and a mantle edge interspersed with yellow, red and purple markings
A yellow/orange cosmos flower from Thailand
The word perilous randomly chose as my word of the year. Black texting aqua background
A photo of a small bee sat on a leaf. It has striking blue bands on its abdomen.
A photo of two grasshoppers multiplying their DNA. The larger one at the bottom is green whilst the one on top is more brown. They are perched on a leaf
A photograph of a bright red shield bug resting on a green leaf.
A photo of a golden yellow jumping spider on a green leaf. It has a long black bug in its mouth - dinner no doubt
A photo of a large Orbweaver spider perched in the middle of its web. The long legs are black, with a white thorax and yellow markings. Its abdomen has thin longitudinal black and white markings.
A photo of a blue butterfly with ice blue patterns on its wings bordered by black. Almost resembling stained glass windows - it’s is feeding on white flowers
A photo of a dragonfly that has a golden coloured body with an orange oblong patch on its eye - it is resting on a plant talk
A photo from the front of a bright green metallic looking beetle perched on a leaf
Photo of the front end of an Asian house gecko. It is lying on a window frame and is a mottled brown colour
A photo of a small jumping spider that has a metallic looking colouration across its head and back interspersed with solid black bands.
A photo of a very colourful Orbweaver spider. It has red, black, white and yellow bands across its back and a hairy grey head.
A picture of a Clouded Monitor Lizard hanging on a tree in Koh Yao Yai island in Thailand
A video of a Sunday Slow Loris in Thailand
A photo of a sea slug that is mainly white with a yellow marginal band. It has large purple wine stain like blotches covering its notum
A photo of a small sea snail that has a white base colour but is covered in shocking pink splodges
A photo of a sea slug from the side. The main body is translucent white with a series of cerata on its back that are orange and blue tipped with yellow.
A photo of a small squat lobster. It is coloured in alternating bars of white, brown and grey. This helps it to camouflage amongst the arms of its Crinoid host.
A photo of a sea slug that has a pale background cover that is interspersed with little orange markings. The mantle is bordered with broken yellow and purple lines.
A sea slug that has a pale blue background colour interspersed with yellow patches. It then has a series of black lines crossing its body. The rhinophores and gills are bright red
A photo of a tiny crab wedged in a hole. It is brownish red in couloir and a bumpy texture. It has some small growths on it also
A photo of a sea slug that is predominantly ivory in colour with a yellow margin. Its body is interspersed with red circular patterns with some tinted blue inside.
A photo of a shrimp sat on a stone covered in marine slug eggs. The shrimp has white eye stalks and a translucent body with red markings. The slug eggs are apricot coloured.
A photo of a bright White Sea slug with longitudinal lines along its body. The mantle is fringed with blue spots and edging. Rhinophores and gill is bright red. The picture is taken from above looking down on the creature.
A photo of a Nudibranch that is light apricot in colour with worm like cerata that are orange with hints of blue
A photo showing the components of underwater photography equipment being prepared for Nudibranch hunting.
A photo of a colourful sea slug that has a translucent appearance whilst its cerata are topped with red and yellow accents.