The "What is this bug?" thread
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Those giant aquatic slaters are common in the southern and Antarctic oceans, as there are no crabs or lobsters, so the slaters got bigger to fill the scavenger niche. The fun thing is that when you pick them up (they are very slow moving) they squeak, as air pressure equalises in their lung chambers. We used to keep them in cold water tanks when I worked for the British Antarctic Survey.
The small black pillbug is actually a pill millipede, Glomeris marginata, rather than a woodlouse.
Dave), I have no idea what the larval form of your pseudo-cranefly is like. The leatherjackets would all be true craneflies, and yes, there are loads around this year.
The small black pillbug is actually a pill millipede, Glomeris marginata, rather than a woodlouse.
Dave), I have no idea what the larval form of your pseudo-cranefly is like. The leatherjackets would all be true craneflies, and yes, there are loads around this year.
Somebody has told me that they're rare and I should log it with the DERC. Is that right HM?
Ruby tails are certainly not common, but I don't know whether they are notifiably rare. Probably depends on which species it is.
if you feel like a challenge, have a look here, under Wasps, Chrysididae, and see if you can work out which species it is. That will give you an idea of how rare (or otherwise) it is. Click on the family names in blue text to open them up to show pictures of the various species.
BWARS is a great resource. I'm using it more and more.
if you feel like a challenge, have a look here, under Wasps, Chrysididae, and see if you can work out which species it is. That will give you an idea of how rare (or otherwise) it is. Click on the family names in blue text to open them up to show pictures of the various species.
BWARS is a great resource. I'm using it more and more.
Christ! Looking at those pics, it's like picking the difference between two black cats.
Cheers for link though, I shall have a good mooch around that site.
Think it's a Mullein moth caterpillar Cucullia verbasci though someone will be along to correct me shortly. Hope this helps. Sorry for being a smart bottom. How's buttercup?
PS could also be but I don't think so a Water betony caterpillar Cucullia scrophulariae.
PS could also be but I don't think so a Water betony caterpillar Cucullia scrophulariae.
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I keep wanting to say Swallowtail butterfly, but you would have to be in the Norfolk broads for that, and I'm not convinced that it is that. I have referred it to an expert and will await his answer.
Nice picture Ivan
Nice picture Ivan
Goatboy is absolutely right. Mullein moth caterpillar
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e....822.10.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.17.img.zF5kMWZPEHo
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e....822.10.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.17.img.zF5kMWZPEHo
This one was in the shed. Big too about 2 cm I think. I put him in the garden. 
I think it's a common housespider looking at a similar one in this thread.
I think it's a common housespider looking at a similar one in this thread.
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You are right. Tegenaria sp, female. Not identifiable to species from a photograph.
Lovely unconventional shot of her too.
Lovely unconventional shot of her too.
She sat like that for about half a minute before she went and hung from the underside of that dustpan.
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