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Not quite the only person ... neither have I, although one of the moths came in the bedroom in July - gloriously huge!
The "What is this bug?" thread
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Not quite the only person ... neither have I, although one of the moths came in the bedroom in July - gloriously huge!
Oh Harvestman! there everywhere
Here is my badboy looking mean!
Ok so its common, I get it
Found this on my runner beans this weekend. Would be amazing camouflage on the right plant. So what is it?
Ok, found out it's a "Plume Moth" of some description, in the Pterophoridae family
Ok, found out it's a "Plume Moth" of some description, in the Pterophoridae family
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/24242232@N02/9733508507/in/photostream/Hi,
I wondered what this lovely looking beastie was? Looked in my bug book and can't seem to match it up with anything.
Many thanks
I wondered what this lovely looking beastie was? Looked in my bug book and can't seem to match it up with anything.
Many thanks
Sally that looks like a Cardinal beetle of some description, though I couldn't say to species. There are several quite similar species.
No worries, that's good enough for me! Many thanks Nice to have a genus to put to it. Happy bug watching!
Nice to have a genus to put to it. Happy bug watching!
I do indeed. That's a false orb weaver, Metellina sp, at this time of year probably Metellina segmentata. A female.
Nicely pictured.
Nicely pictured.
Thank you harvestman, was taken on a little Cannon compact, had to fiddle the auto focus to get it to come out. Meadow Sweet and vetch in the background.
Am I right in thinking this is a False Black Widow spider?
Found the little critter in my mate's shed this weekend.
Found the little critter in my mate's shed this weekend.
False widow, yes. Steatoda species. I'll have to consult the books, but S. nobilis, the biggest of the UK species, looks probable to me.
By the way, UK Steatoda are not dangerous, despite their size, fearsome appearance, and anything you might read in the Daily Mail. They are related to Black Widow spiders, but nowhere near as venomous. They have been recorded eating Black Widow spiders though
P.s. I checked, and yes, that looks like a female Steatoda nobilis. Glorious spider.
By the way, UK Steatoda are not dangerous, despite their size, fearsome appearance, and anything you might read in the Daily Mail. They are related to Black Widow spiders, but nowhere near as venomous. They have been recorded eating Black Widow spiders though
P.s. I checked, and yes, that looks like a female Steatoda nobilis. Glorious spider.
How large was it Beachlover? Ignore legs, just give me a length from from on head to tip of abdomen.
That's pretty big, so yeah, S. nobilis. I suddenly wondered about Steatoda paykulliana, which has only turned up in the UK a few times, and that one might be dangerous.
We never thought about putting something next to it as a scale - D'oh!
It was around 1/2 to 3/4" at the most.
We both handled it to lead it into the bowl for the pic, so clearly not that nasty - lol
Actually, looking again, that's a male, which means that it is more likely to be S.nobilis at that size, and S.paykulliana male isn't regarded as dangerous - just the female.
Before anyone asks, it is because she is bigger than him.
Before anyone asks, it is because she is bigger than him.
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