It not being UK Harvestman has no clue at all, but Hunstsman is common enough, and it certainly looks like a Sparassid now I'm not trying to make it fit Uk genera.
The "What is this bug?" thread
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Looks good to me. The one in the pic is a little emaciated and worse for wear after spending weeks in my snake catching equipment bag. Some of its legs are still in there.
I should add that this guy is now loose in my room somewhere, after he escaped.
This I think is one of the Plume Moths, not much idea which one. Do they have 6 legs?
They certainly do - 4 are obvious in the pic, the trailing two are held tight against the abdomen, not too hard to spot but only when you know they're there!
I'm glad you said that, because I had no Idaea...
I think it is too. Nicely done.
Hehe, Linnaeus would've been proud
Cool, t'was but a guess, plucked from the Collins - the number of moths in it with which I'm very impressed by (that was good England!). My butterfly and moth book (a huge chunk of a tome) is in storage, along with my Spider, BumbleBee, and more insect ID books.
Lets try you on this one then.
I was splitting some Willow today and one log revealed this beastie when it was split open, the Willow was cut about 6-8 weeks ago and has been stored in the round with the bark on, so the wood is still wet to the point you can feel it's damp.
Two Pence piece for scale
EDIT: I should add that if my ID of this was correct, it needs destroying - it's "quarantined" at the moment, just in case it's not what i think it is.
.I was splitting some Willow today and one log revealed this beastie when it was split open, the Willow was cut about 6-8 weeks ago and has been stored in the round with the bark on, so the wood is still wet to the point you can feel it's damp.
Two Pence piece for scale
EDIT: I should add that if my ID of this was correct, it needs destroying - it's "quarantined" at the moment, just in case it's not what i think it is.
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I don't think Stag Beetle would need destroying. Quite the opposite.
That suggests that this is something harmful possibly commercially. I'd agree it is a beetle larva, but after that I'm stuck.
That suggests that this is something harmful possibly commercially. I'd agree it is a beetle larva, but after that I'm stuck.
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The trouble with these beetle larvae is that they are boring species
shall i get yer coat
Not a Stag Beetle larvae, dont they have distinctive legs on the front segments?, this one had legs akin to those found on a caterpillar
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