I bow to your genius
So you should.
I think they are Myrmica rubra, the common red ant, based on having a two-part pedicel, but I really don't know my ants at all.
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So you should.
I think they are Myrmica rubra, the common red ant, based on having a two-part pedicel, but I really don't know my ants at all.
Wasp Spider? I have never knowingly seen a male. A female had a good go at my cat once!
Mike
Yes, wasp spider, Argiope bruennichi. very rare on the western side of the UK, and had been a bit of a holy grail for me. I counted 18 females and 2 males. Made my week.
The bloke who spotted the first one said "Mike, what spider is this?" and I just squeaked in amazement and grabbed at it. Anyone who does biological recording will know the terror of finding something rare only to lose it as you try to capture it. I wasn't rational until I had the spider in a little pot so I could show it to people.
So you should.
I think they are Myrmica rubra, the common red ant, based on having a two-part pedicel, but I really don't know my ants at all.
Well done that man.
Firstly, those are lovely pictures. Thanks for posting.
I can do some, but not all of those.
Your hawk moth may be an Eyed Hawk Moth, but I'd have to see the hindwings to be sure.
The second moth might be a Straw Belle Aspitates gilvaria, but I'm guessing
The big purple bee is Xylocopa violacea, or very similar
Next up is a male Small Skipper, butterfly rather than moth
Small cricket, yes. male, but don't know what species
Next is a cricket too. Crickets have long antnennae, grasshoppers have short antennae. I don't know which species this is, but it is a female.
I have no hope on your two moths.
Last is indeed a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.
I can do some, but not all of those.
Your hawk moth may be an Eyed Hawk Moth, but I'd have to see the hindwings to be sure.
The second moth might be a Straw Belle Aspitates gilvaria, but I'm guessing
The big purple bee is Xylocopa violacea, or very similar
Next up is a male Small Skipper, butterfly rather than moth
Small cricket, yes. male, but don't know what species
Next is a cricket too. Crickets have long antnennae, grasshoppers have short antennae. I don't know which species this is, but it is a female.
I have no hope on your two moths.
Last is indeed a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.
I hope you are starting to spot my limitations now.
Namely, that I don't have a clue about anything with 6 legs or less.
a bit of a holy grail for me. I counted 18 females and 2 males. Made my week.
Do the females enjoy a snack after mating?
Here's another from over here, commonly called spruce beetles, also sawyers.
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A loving couple on jack pine
A few more. When these photos were taken, they were mating so they were everywhere. These things have a nasty bite.
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A loving couple on jack pine
A few more. When these photos were taken, they were mating so they were everywhere. These things have a nasty bite.
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OK then Legs > 6
Really hoping you can do this one I haven't a clue
Mike
Its a Scutigera sp, probably Scutigera colroptera, which often occurs indoors.
I've been waiting for someone to post a centipede, and that's a nice one, although some Scutigera have a reputation for a nasty bite. They are really speedy, too.
Thanks.
Here's another from over here, commonly called spruce beetles, also sawyers.
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A few more. When these photos were taken, they were mating so they were everywhere. These things have a nasty bite.
Steady on! This is a family site, you know.
Found a few of these snails mooching round some plants at my parents house. The shells are green, but it was getting dark as i took the pic. Cant find any reference to green snails in the UK.
That is Cepaea nemoralis, the banded snail.
Yes, I know, there are no bands. This is a very variable species, that can be pink, yellow/green, or brown, with or without bands (numbering 1 to 7 or more), and the bands can be wide enough to merge and turn it black. The colour forms that survive in each place are those that are best camouflaged in that spot. So, green with no bands, on a green plant.
Yes, I know, there are no bands. This is a very variable species, that can be pink, yellow/green, or brown, with or without bands (numbering 1 to 7 or more), and the bands can be wide enough to merge and turn it black. The colour forms that survive in each place are those that are best camouflaged in that spot. So, green with no bands, on a green plant.
Thanks for that The picture was taken several years ago. I got it down to family or maybe Genus but no further.
I was half expecting someone to accuse me of Photoshopping lots of spider legs onto a caterpillar
(still a tempting thought), but maybe that's only me.
Mike
Caterpillar on willow 1
Caterpillar on willow 2
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Caterpillar on willow 2
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Ooh, I think that's an Eyed Hawk Moth caterpillar. Best get a second opinion though!
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