Hi Does anyone know if there is any research linking size of yellow field ant Lasius flavus nests to time since land last ploughed or since area last mown ? I...
I don't about research, Martin, but up here in the Highlands Lasius flavus seems to build mounds only very rarely. Indeed only today I found only the second...
Hello Martin John Pontin explains it briefly in his Ants of Surrey book (available from Surrey Wildlife Trust @ £14.00). A rough guide is a litre of...
Thanks to everyone who have responded with these references. Very grateful. Martin ... From: Malcolm Storey To: bwars@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 03,...
Martin, We have an L. flavus nest here in our garden that I have been familiar with for 35 years and was probably quite old when we first met. It appears to...
Hi Alan Are these 2 the same specimen? They look somewhat different. The pinned specimen is certainly S. monilicornis. Check out the broad area between the...
Apologies Stuart, I was under the impression they could be the same species as I thought the front leg of the in situ one was covering part of the eye. All...
Hello Martin, Just to join in the ants nest discussion, I have uploaded a pic into the Files section under Maggie's pics. The Lasius flavus nest is in our...
Hi Alan ... No need to apologise... they could be the same species! I've been caught out often enough to guard against assuming this though!! ;-) ... smaller ...
Hi Stuart, Interesting as the smaller specimen had a more trasparent abdomen - depending on light direction. Probably more to do with size I suppose. Apart...
Hi Richard, Nice pics but, unfortunately they aren't true a true Bombus but are one of the Bumbleebee mimicking hoverflies. Cheers James ... From: rrogers12345...
Hi Richard Nice pictures, though not bumblebees. Looks like a pair of the bumblebee mimic Criorhina ranunculi, an early spring flying species. More info at ...
Thank you James, I hadn't considered a hoverfly but at least it explains why I couldn't id them as cuckoo type bombus! Stuart has left a message on Flickr...
Feeling annoyed with myself for thinking a hoverfly was a Bombus sp, I reckon I ought to double-check one other id. Taken 14.4.07 At Attenborough, I suggest...
I wonder if any members of the group could help confirm the i.d of this bee (see photo file 'Eucera') While clearing bracken in a woodland glade with a...
Hi Richard Certainly Melecta albifrons! Stuart __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
Hi Michael Interesting! ... Crazily long antennae = male E. longicornis in UK ... Well.... they are almost certainly correct. The other Eucera known from UK,...
A trip to Eastcote today, in between Ruislip and Pinner, found me parking opposite a large pink ornamental Hawthorn tree in full flower. A quick look to see...
Evening! Ok so I'm pretty sure this is an old, faded Andrena clarkella: http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/photos/view/49c3?b=12&m=f&o=0 But the thing...
Hi, Please could anyone help me to identify these wasps? both seen a few days ago in rural sussex,with mixed woodland and a stream nearby. The dial on the...
Hi, Can anyone assist with the Id of this wasp please ? The photos were taken on 1st May 2007 in my Garden in Surrey and the wasp appeared to be hunting in...
Hi Martin I did my university dissertation on factors affecting the vegetation composition of L. flavus nests, and considered the age of mound in addition to a...
Thanks again to Mike and everyone who has responded. Very grateful for all the info. Martin ... From: Mike Williams To: bwars@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May...
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