The "What is this bug?" thread

[Harvestman]

Oh, that's really close to me in Griffithstown. I'm very curious about your site now.

Here's a link I found to Bee flies in the UK
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/blogs/diptera-blog/2011/04/12/beeflies

 

[Bushwhacker]

What's this one? Girt long antennae in it.

 

[Harvestman]

That's more of a "Where is this bug?". I can't see it.

Wait. Found it.

Mmm, doesn't help. I'll have to think about this one. Will get back to you.

 

[British Red]

Any chance of an ID on this pupa? I have found several of these shallowly burried in loose soil in Lincolnshire


Pupa 2 by British Red, on Flickr


Pupa by British Red, on Flickr

I included the pound coin for scale

Moth pupa of some sort? Perhaps crane fly?

 

[Niels]

Mosquito larvea? As in maggots you use for fishing which go red after some time?

 

[Goatboy]

It's leatherjacket pupae I'm pretty sure, turns into daddy longlegs

 

[Bushwhacker]

That's more of a "Where is this bug?". I can't see it.

Wait. Found it.

Mmm, doesn't help. I'll have to think about this one. Will get back to you.

Hahaha! That's about the limit of my macro photography. Point and shoot!

 

[Goatboy]

It's leatherjacket pupae I'm pretty sure, turns into daddy longlegs

It's been a good year for them, their numbers are way up. Luckily the starlings love them, what they're usually after on a lawn. The larvae can do in your grass though.

 

[Harvestman]

On the small moth, I'm going to bail out by saying it is one of the micro moths (which it is) and that they are a specialist and difficult group that I can't do. I have pictures of similar-ish species, but nothing that I could identify that matches the picture.

Leatherjackets do turn into cranflies, otherwise know as daddy longlegs, but daddy longlegs is a term that gets applied to at least three groups of invertebrates, so is not that helpful.

 

[Goatboy]

On the small moth, I'm going to bail out by saying it is one of the micro moths (which it is) and that they are a specialist and difficult group that I can't do. I have pictures of similar-ish species, but nothing that I could identify that matches the picture.

Leatherjackets do turn into cranflies, otherwise know as daddy longlegs, but daddy longlegs is a term that gets applied to at least three groups of invertebrates, so is not that helpful.

Had never heard the Harvestman or Cellar spider called Daddy longlegs before, only the Crane fly (most folk look at you blankly when you say Crane fly). Maybe it's a regional thing. Is it a common thing in Wales? Or is there a Welsh name for them?

 

[Harvestman]

I don't know if it is a regional thing. Yes, harvestmen and the house spider Pholcus phalangioides are sometimes referred to as daddy longlegs, but usually it does mean craneflies.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I'm pretty sure your pupa is a moth BR. there are a lot of moths that have similar pupae such the Tiger Moth for example. so it's difficult to name the species...........If you give it a gentle squeeze the pointy end should twirl.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

What's this one? Girt long antennae in it.

Looks like one of the Longhorn moths but haven't a clue as to which species.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Looks like one of the Longhorn moths but haven't a clue as to which species.

Longhorn is good enough for me, cheers.

 

[daveO]

One of many spiders that are everywhere in the garden at the moment.

 

[Harvestman]

Looks like an Amaurobius Dave, one of the laceweb spiders, possibly big black A. ferox, which usually comes out at night. Excellent picture.

 

[daveO]

Ok thanks. I think I woke it up moving those timbers. Amazing looking thing up close.

 

[Harvestman]

Here's a request for help of my own. I'm no good at Lepidoptera, and these may even be sawflies. Found on bramble yesterday

 

[wattsy]

 

[Harvestman]

I can do little more with that than say it is a fly, other than to add that it is a really excellent picture.