End of May and Canon MPE-65mm ?

These photographs come from the final weekend of May 2018.  They are also the last images taken on my Canon MPE-65mm for a while as it needs a repair.  Going on previous Canon repairs that could be a while.

First up some damselfly portraits shot on the MPE.

And a mating pair taken on my Canon 100mm Macro lens.

On which I also shot this Demoiselle.

The remaining images are all taken on the ailinig Canon MPE-65mm ( it could take an image at 1:1 and from about 1.9 – 5 x magnification, but nothing between the often useful 1-1.9x range).

These next ones being a mixture of creatures.

I did spot what I think was some interesting behaviour in the next two sets.  First a figwort beetle, which I think is laying eggs.

And finally what looked to me to be two beetles fighting.

All images taken on Canon 5D mark IV.  Where flash is used Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.