The "What is this bug?" thread

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It not being UK Harvestman has no clue at all, but Hunstsman is common enough, and it certainly looks like a Sparassid now I'm not trying to make it fit Uk genera.
 
Looks good to me. The one in the pic is a little emaciated and worse for wear after spending weeks in my snake catching equipment bag. Some of its legs are still in there.
 
This I think is one of the Plume Moths, not much idea which one. Do they have 6 legs?

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This one I have no idea

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Mike
 
I'm glad you said that, because I had no Idaea... :rolleyes:


I think it is too. Nicely done.

Hehe, Linnaeus would've been proud ;)

Cool, t'was but a guess, plucked from the Collins - the number of moths in it with which I'm very impressed by (that was good England!). My butterfly and moth book (a huge chunk of a tome) is in storage, along with my Spider, BumbleBee, and more insect ID books.
 
Lets try you on this one then:).

I was splitting some Willow today and one log revealed this beastie when it was split open, the Willow was cut about 6-8 weeks ago and has been stored in the round with the bark on, so the wood is still wet to the point you can feel it's damp.

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Two Pence piece for scale

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EDIT: I should add that if my ID of this was correct, it needs destroying - it's "quarantined" at the moment, just in case it's not what i think it is.
 
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I don't think Stag Beetle would need destroying. Quite the opposite.

That suggests that this is something harmful possibly commercially. I'd agree it is a beetle larva, but after that I'm stuck.
 
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