Hi guys,
I've placed two small photos in an album named 'Graeme's photos'. One is of an orb-web spider I found today on grassy marshland close to where I live...
Graeme Stroud wrote:
> Hi guys,
> > The moth annoys me because I've had loads of them in my garden all > summer, but try as I might, I can't find a match....
Thanks David, Gordon. Having checked ukmoths.org.uk, it's Pyrausta aurata for sure.
I'll have to keep an eye open in future though, in case I have both!...
I wonder if anyone can help me identify the insect shown in the following link: http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/beetle1.jpg Don Martinson Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...
... Are you sure it's a beetle? I think it is the Alanthis Web Worm Moth... Atteva punctella js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm Astronomy,...
Yes, Jack, I believe you are correct! I had labeled my photo as ³beetle1² only because that was my initial impression. Thanks, Don Martinson Milwaukee,...
... Not surprising as it looks very much like a beetle. It was the color pattern that reminded me of several moths I had seen. js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK:...
My three children spotted a (possibly dead) bumblebee on the ground this summer. Ants were swarming on it and appeared to be trying to move it along. Were...
I have a praying mantis that I raised from a baby. I now know it is a female as she laid an ootheca. However, there was never any male. My question is - can...
Hi again, I've added a couple more photos to 'Graeme's Photos'.
They are of a true bug that is very common on my patch in North Kent, but I can't find it in my...
depending on the species, yes the ooth may be fertile do you have a photo of the mantis? they live about 3 months maximum, ... depending on the species, yes...
pf060470 wrote:
> Hi, i am wondering what this insect is? is is roughly wasp size and is > quite pretty but evil looking.
> > here is a link to the pictures...
Dear David, Your bug is a vespid wasp, probably a hornet. These bugs are highly aggressive social insects with a nasty temper. Like other social insects they...
Hi David, and thanks for the reply. The "wasp" wwas found on my window, and was quite dosile. I live in south yorkshire in the UK, i don't think it is the...
I agree it does look like V. germanica which has agressivley spread throughout the world. Unfortunately, there are other species of Vespula which have almost...
I think I can confidently say it is not a hornet and it is a social wasp. I am not a specialist but but as I understand it social wasps can be identified by...
pf060470 wrote:
> Hi David, and thanks for the reply.
> > The "wasp" wwas found on my window, and was quite dosile. I live in > south yorkshire in the UK, i...
According to the information here: http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/wasps/wasp_comparisons.asp It would be a European Wasp, as it has the arrow marking on it's ...
Hi Gordon, British grasshoppers are a pain. They all look the same, they're all green and/or brown, they all have a lot of marking variation within a species,...
hi i was reading http://www.key-net.net/users/swb/forensics/sld.htm, and was wondering where in the uk i could get the solutions named in the text? regards ...
Hello all! I am having a semi-crisis. About a month ago I found this bug outside who makes very loud sounds, I swear it sounds like a duck or one of those...
Hi Andy, A good source for things microscopical is: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ Stains and reagents are available from the usual entomological suppliers. ...
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