Given the egg sacs we can be confident that this is a she.
I'm going to go with cellar spider in the absence of other evidence.
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Given the egg sacs we can be confident that this is a she.
I'm going to go with cellar spider in the absence of other evidence.
Given the egg sacs we can be confident that this is a she.
Just can't get my head around the fact that something as ferocious looking as a spider can be female!
Blimey, you should meet some of my ex's
Sounds like you didn't learn the first time!
Found this little gent on a new to me apple tree in my area - apples not very tasty.
Either grey dagger or dark dagger I believe.
Sorry about the lack of photos i didn't have a camera at the time. I saw a very small weevil/beetle which had a green body and an orange head area and all the legs, feelers and underside was black. Sorry If there isn't enough detail but any ideas what it was?
Another long shot sorry but I always forget to take a photo. Found in woodland small body large legs but the most noticeable thing is a bright orange or green ball on one of its legs, quite distinctive. About an inch or two at most including legs. Usually in the pine/spruce woodland. Any species to look through for an ID?
That's very vague, but first thought is a harvestman with a mite on its leg. Are we talking insect or something else? Did it have wings?
Yes, if it had 8 legs and a single body part, then it is a harvestman, and it is quite common for them to have parasitic mites feeding at their joints.
Here are some images
Here are some images
Amazing thanks. Had no idea they were parasitic growths. Glad it doesn't get any less horrific the more you learn about the insect world.
I am off the same woods this weekend to drop some elm and spend all day beating it with axe n wedge to make bow wood,,so I will definitely take lots of photos. I usually end up with one or two in the hammock and several on my pack.
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OK, HM, what's this ??? It was found by somebody who knows Paul Kirtley, in their garden, and posted on his FB page ... Shaggystu thinks it's a mutant caterpillar 
further suggestions are Elephant Hawkmoth ...
further suggestions are Elephant Hawkmoth ...
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OK, HM, what's this ??? It was found by somebody who knows Paul Kirtley, in their garden, and posted on his FB page ... Shaggystu thinks it's a mutant caterpillar
Second suggestion is a good one. that's the caterpillar of the Large Elephant Hawk Moth, probably the most frequent "What is this bug?" request in the UK.
As usual the only person who hasn't found one this year is me.
Got a couple of arachnids for you, apparently I forgot to get a reference for them lol apologies for the pics they're off my phone.
Spider
Harvestman?
I'm pretty sure this is a Forest Bug
In order, common garden spider Araneus diadematus. Hard to see clearly from the angle of the picture but the size of the abdomen and general appearance suggests it might be a male.
Second pic is a harvestman (Yay!
). Again hard to be certain but my instincts say that is a male Phalangium opilio.And yes, that's a Forest bug.
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