The harvestman is a male Leiobunum rotundum. That weird larva thing is interesting. I'm glad you didn't post it on the What is the Bug thread, because i don't have a clue!
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It is about time we had something a bit larger on here, so here's a red kite from the other day.
It is about time we had something a bit larger on here, so here's a red kite from the other day.
Thats pretty good Mike
Here are some shot from yesterday morning that I grabbed before going to work.
A honey bee on Sedum
Honey-bee-on-sedum by alf.branch, on Flickr
Honey-bee-on-sedum-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Here is a hover fly and as far as I can tell it is Eupeodes corollae but I am happy to be corrected
Eupeodes-corollae-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Eupeodes-corollae by alf.branch, on Flickr
All comments welcome
A honey bee on Sedum
Honey-bee-on-sedum by alf.branch, on FlickrHoney-bee-on-sedum-2 by alf.branch, on FlickrHere is a hover fly and as far as I can tell it is Eupeodes corollae but I am happy to be corrected
Eupeodes-corollae-2 by alf.branch, on FlickrEupeodes-corollae by alf.branch, on FlickrAll comments welcome
Here is a spider with lunch which is a hover fly I think. Taken in my garden.
A-spot-of-lunch by alf.branch, on Flickr
A-spot-of-lunch-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
A-spot-of-lunch by alf.branch, on FlickrA-spot-of-lunch-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Here are some shots from a wander with the dog yesterday. My dog (a mad 15 year old springer spaniel) is off the lead while taking these but he does ruin some shots by charging over the top of the subject.
Here is a yellow dung fly with a struggling meal on top of a hogweed flower that was moving wildly in the breeze.
Yellow-dung-fly-with-prey by alf.branch, on Flickr
I think this a wolf spider but I would happily be educated on that ID.
Wolf-spider by alf.branch, on Flickr
This is a hover fly larvae eating aphid surround by more meals. This to me is like a Lion sitting in the middle of a heard of sheep eating one sheep with the others waiting to be eaten.
Hover-fly-larvae-eating-aphid by alf.branch, on Flickr
A hawthorn shieldbug which I found on my leg after shooting a bee the dog charged.
Hawthorn-shieldbug by alf.branch, on Flickr
This garden spider moved off its web to pose for me I am not so happy with the lighting on this one.
Garden-spider by alf.branch, on Flickr
All comments welcome.
Here is a yellow dung fly with a struggling meal on top of a hogweed flower that was moving wildly in the breeze.
Yellow-dung-fly-with-prey by alf.branch, on FlickrI think this a wolf spider but I would happily be educated on that ID.
Wolf-spider by alf.branch, on FlickrThis is a hover fly larvae eating aphid surround by more meals. This to me is like a Lion sitting in the middle of a heard of sheep eating one sheep with the others waiting to be eaten.
Hover-fly-larvae-eating-aphid by alf.branch, on FlickrA hawthorn shieldbug which I found on my leg after shooting a bee the dog charged.
Hawthorn-shieldbug by alf.branch, on FlickrThis garden spider moved off its web to pose for me I am not so happy with the lighting on this one.
Garden-spider by alf.branch, on FlickrAll comments welcome.
As usual, Alf's shots are amazing, and he sees imperfections that are not aapparent to us mere mortals.
Since I was asked, yes it is a wolf spider, genus Pardosa, impossible to say to species.
the garden spider that you are not happy with is not actually a garden spider, but a relative, Larinioides cornutus. A nice male. The giveaway for Larinioides are the white hairs on the carapace, which are not present in common garden spiders.
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Since I was asked, yes it is a wolf spider, genus Pardosa, impossible to say to species.
the garden spider that you are not happy with is not actually a garden spider, but a relative, Larinioides cornutus. A nice male. The giveaway for Larinioides are the white hairs on the carapace, which are not present in common garden spiders.
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Thanks I think.
My legs are getting better now
Thanks for the ID Mike glad you like them.
Can you recommend a book on British spiders I would liek to improve my ID.
The only one that is really out there is this one, but it is not ideal as it assumes you are using a microscope with a specimen in hand. Pictures are minimal
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spiders-Bri...e=UTF8&qid=1409762811&sr=8-4&keywords=spiders
Better (but dated) is this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Country-Spi...qid=1409762928&sr=8-28&keywords=spiders+jones
which frankly I'm tempted to buy on sight because it is out of print. It is a photographic guide, so not 100% reliable, but much better for field identifications than the Roberts book.
There are some decent on-line resources too if you search. I might pm you rather than clutter the thread.
I had a lot of hover flies of different varieties in the garden this afternoon and here the ones I have processed so far.
The first image was taken with my new acquired Olympus m4/3 40-150mm lens which so small and light it is ridiculous with the raynox 250. The rest of the images are with the sigma 105.
Hover-fly-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Hover-fly-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Hover-fly-3 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Hover-fly-4 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Hover-fly-5 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Hover-fly-6 by alf.branch, on Flickr
The first image was taken with my new acquired Olympus m4/3 40-150mm lens which so small and light it is ridiculous with the raynox 250. The rest of the images are with the sigma 105.
Hover-fly-1 by alf.branch, on FlickrHover-fly-2 by alf.branch, on FlickrHover-fly-3 by alf.branch, on FlickrHover-fly-4 by alf.branch, on FlickrHover-fly-5 by alf.branch, on FlickrHover-fly-6 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Not the best of shots but the best I could get of this very quick jumping spider. An ID would be nice.
Jumping-spider by alf.branch, on Flickr
Jumping-spider-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Jumping-spider by alf.branch, on FlickrJumping-spider-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
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