Blimey no ones posted on this in a while. Well heres one from yesterday. I shall take a guess. At an orb spider.
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Found this a little while back, have tried google but to no avail. Love to know what they are and what laid them.
Sent from somewhere?
Are you sure it's insect related and not an aglae/mould of some kind?
Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.
They look a lot like slug or snail eggs. Unusual colour though.
Leopard slug below for comparison:
http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/29/296...ge/Leopard-slug-babies-hatching-from-eggs.jpg
Leopard slug below for comparison:
http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/29/296...ge/Leopard-slug-babies-hatching-from-eggs.jpg
Pholcus phalangioides the daddy longlegs spider, a.k.a. the cobweb spider. Don't put it outside as they only survive indoors.
They look a lot like slug or snail eggs. Unusual colour though.
Leopard slug below for comparison:
http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/29/296...ge/Leopard-slug-babies-hatching-from-eggs.jpg
That is a superb image
I agree that it means the green eggs are likely to be slug or snail then.
That is a superb image
I agree that it means the green eggs are likely to be slug or snail then.
Looking at them I would agree they look very similar 👍
Sent from somewhere?
Yes I can. Female wolf spider with her babies. She will even let them feed from prey held in her own fangs, and allow them to take moisture too. They are great parents, although if the spiderlings fall off (as one did right at the end in that clip) they are on their own.
Here are some bees from the other night
An ID on either would be nice.
Solitary bees by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Nomad bee by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Not my best shots but the first time I have seen these
An ID on either would be nice.
Solitary bees by Alf Branch, on FlickrNomad bee by Alf Branch, on FlickrNot my best shots but the first time I have seen these
The first ones are solitary bees, which are beyond my skill. the last one on the forget-me-not is a Nomada bee-wasp, which is a nest parasite of solitary bees, laying eggs in their nests for its larve to feed on the bees and their food stores. Yours might be Nomada goodeniana, though I cannot be confident. They are not easy to separate, though you can try for yourself on the BWARS website if you are so inclined.
Tnaks Mike I have new photos of the bees shot here the solitary bee is a mining bee possibly Andrena carantonica (actually could be 4 individuals) and the Nomada is a Cleptoparasite on the on the Andrena. Yesterday I observed some Nomada entering the holes in the shots.
The Nomada could be Marsham's Nomad bee based on the females I have shot apparantly this one was a male.
I shot this the other day on my bin it is about 2mm long but I do not know what it is.
Edit it is a Barkfly nymph
http://www.brc.ac.uk/schemes/barkfly/gallery.aspx
Unkown insect by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Unkown insect 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Both are 4 shot stacks handheld using a 25mm tube and Raynox 250 on my Sigma 105 and still cropped heavily.
Edit it is a Barkfly nymph
http://www.brc.ac.uk/schemes/barkfly/gallery.aspx
Unkown insect by Alf Branch, on FlickrUnkown insect 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrBoth are 4 shot stacks handheld using a 25mm tube and Raynox 250 on my Sigma 105 and still cropped heavily.
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I have absolutely no idea but my first impression ( and it's totally a guess) was something newly hatched, wings still unfurled and probably not yet fully coloured up?
D.B.
D.B.
Flies do not have nymph stages. Egg, several instars of larva, pupa and adult. Judging by the poor degree of melanization, I'll suggest a newly emergent adult.
Flies are Diptera = one pair of flight wings and the other pair reduced to haltere balancing organs. I see two obvious pairs of wings so Hymenoptera is a possibility.
Flies are Diptera = one pair of flight wings and the other pair reduced to haltere balancing organs. I see two obvious pairs of wings so Hymenoptera is a possibility.
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