The "What is this bug?" thread
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Whose stupid idea was this thread anyway?
See post No1
Come on then people, lets be having some pics of insects that you need identifying and WE will see if WE can help
Read the first post. We, the community, will try to identify the pictures. Not me, personally.
There are more sorts of beetle in the UK than there are species of snake in the world, probably.
I'll look into it...
Whose stupid idea was this thread anyway?
Brilliant idea..... What is this British snake thread. 33% chance of me guessing right. And yeah, far more insect species in the UK than snake species worldwide.
So there are. Well seen.
I haven't got the faintest idea what either of them are though.
Well, the one in the bottom left looks like a dipteran, probably one of the smaller cranefly species, Limoniinae. Impossible to identify from a photo. Or it could be a mosquito or a midge.
The other thing might, just might, be a springtail, but I can't make it out clearly.
Thanks for contributing, and making me laugh.
Here you go then, easy one for you
Dammit, I just realised that my book does show this. I looked right at it and didn't see it.
Cardinal beetle larva. So it is.
I'll have a proper look when i sober up
Andrew
If you look earlier in the thread you will see the answer.
Hah, don't bother, he's away with the fairies.
The good news for you is, I can't upload onto Photobucket at the mo.
The bad news is, I have a ton of pics, and will do so tomorrow. WooHooooo!
Why don't you run along and annoy someone else? 
There's a thread about a dead grass snake (or a character from Asterix the Gaul, I'm not sure) that I don't think you've posted in yet. Remiss of you.
I knew I was going to regret this...
There's a thread about a dead grass snake (or a character from Asterix the Gaul, I'm not sure) that I don't think you've posted in yet. Remiss of you.
I knew I was going to regret this...
If I can't annoy another entomologist, then I may as well give up on life. You lot always give me grief when I'm out on exped. Putting camel spiders in my coffee mug is bang outta order - they scare me those things.
Seriously though, I have a load of stuff for ID'ing. What reference books do you use?
Seriously though, I have a load of stuff for ID'ing. What reference books do you use?
My reference collection is utterly minimal, unless you are asking about arachnids.
For most UK inverts I use the Collins Gide to the Insects of Britain and Western Eurpoe by Chinery. If it isn't in there, I might be struggling, unless its a woodlouse or a hoverfly.
Ask me about overseas stuff and for the most part I would have a clue, even on spiders. I've only been out of the UK once, ever. Unless Scotland counts?
I'm hoping to learn though, so fire away. Life gets boring without a challenge.
For most UK inverts I use the Collins Gide to the Insects of Britain and Western Eurpoe by Chinery. If it isn't in there, I might be struggling, unless its a woodlouse or a hoverfly.
Ask me about overseas stuff and for the most part I would have a clue, even on spiders. I've only been out of the UK once, ever. Unless Scotland counts?
I'm hoping to learn though, so fire away. Life gets boring without a challenge.
I collected a male Roesel's Bush Cricket today. Another orthopteran I've never seen before today.
The damned thing is now sat next to me, in a container, and is calling.
I'm getting heckled by a cricket.
Not my pic.
The damned thing is now sat next to me, in a container, and is calling.
I'm getting heckled by a cricket.
Not my pic.
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