Thanks for the help Mike! Ants seems to be difficult. So, not unique enough as always - Formica sp it is :) Are there any ants that are easy to ID from a...
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Keith Edkins
keithedkins
Sep 3, 2007 12:32 pm
Am I right in assigning this insect: http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/Ectemnius1.jpg http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/Ectemnius2.jpg to Ectemnius? Is it...
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Tim Strudwick
alaudaalauda
Sep 3, 2007 5:09 pm
Keith Certainly a female Ectemnius - and I would say probably E.sexcinctus. The markings match those in my collection and the large head and short abdomen in...
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stephinscotland
Sep 4, 2007 9:19 am
Hi folks! I have added a photo of a bee that we observed in May North of Inverness, diggin away in a sandy cliff near a dried out burn - I would be ver...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Sep 4, 2007 9:50 am
Hi Steph This looks like a rather tired specimen of Andrena barbilabris. I seem to remember Murdo finding this bee in that part of the Scotland too Best...
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villu soon
kuldherilane
Sep 5, 2007 8:53 am
Hello friends, I found that one Hedychridium has been left unidentified here. This is clearly Hedychridium ardens but I can understand the confusion since...
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Keith Balmer
remlabk
Sep 8, 2007 10:02 am
Thank you for picking up on the fact that the specimen remained unconfirmed and for taking the trouble to post examples of the punctures. I'm sure this was...
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Nigel Jones
conopid
Sep 8, 2007 2:25 pm
Hello Villu, Very useful photos of Hedychridium thoraxes. Could we use these as a resource on teh BWARS web site? Nigel Jones BWARS Website Manager ... This is...
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Adam
adam_j_bates
Sep 10, 2007 3:08 pm
Hi all, Does anyone know what the wasp uploaded in Brum bees and wasps is? Not the best of photos, but it flew off before I could get a better one. Many thanks...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Sep 10, 2007 3:50 pm
Hi Adam Looks like Mellinus arvensis to me Stuart ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com ...
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Leslie Hebdon
l_hebdon
Sep 10, 2007 8:15 pm
Hi Stuart Is it possible, please, to put a name to the wasp or the white-faced bees in Photo Albums> For ID mlh 3 photos of wasp,starting at: ...
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villu soon
kuldherilane
Sep 13, 2007 12:51 pm
Hi, Glad that my pictures are helpful and yes, you can use these as an aid for identification on BWARS web site. It may be good idea to mention that these...
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Nigel Jones
conopid
Sep 13, 2007 8:52 pm
Hi Villu, That's much appreciated, will load them onto BWARS website soon. ... aid for identification on BWARS web site. It may be good idea to mention that...
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Nicolas J. Vereecken
nicovereecken
Sep 15, 2007 10:07 am
Dear all, Just a quick message to inform you that the fifth volume of the bee fauna of Switzerland has been published a few weeks ago. I just got my own copy...
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tristanb
tristan_bantock
Sep 25, 2007 10:47 am
Hi, I would very grateful for any feeback re the identity of several Lasioglossum sp seen in early Septemeber at Box Hill, Surrey (chalk downland). I am...
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Stuart
cipeen
Sep 27, 2007 8:02 am
Morning, could I ask for someone to have a look at a single bumblebee I photographed last week (in pouring rain, hence the rather poor images). My first glance...
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Matt Smith
matsmith60
Sep 27, 2007 12:06 pm
Hi Stuart I'd agree with your first thought - I would say 'Bombus pratorum worker' too. Regards Matt Stuart <cipeen@...> wrote: Morning, could I ask...
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maggiefrankum
Sep 27, 2007 11:06 pm
Hi Stuart, It looks like a B. pratorum worker to me too. They have been around in my garden recently - and I had a queen basking in the sun on the windowsill...
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Stuart
cipeen
Sep 28, 2007 3:15 pm
Matt, Maggie, Thanks. I guess a worker of a new species for the area so late in the season and not gathering pollen just didn't seem right. Cheers, Stuart...
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bwars@yahoogroups.com
Sep 29, 2007 1:40 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bwars group. File : /i.d./denso1.jpg ...
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Steve Morrison
priocnemis
Sep 30, 2007 11:23 am
Hello all, For various reasons (largely lack of space and time) I do not have a pinned collection (aculeates and Ichneumonidae), rather my specimens are...
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Keith Balmer
remlabk
Sep 30, 2007 8:02 pm
Today I twice observed Mellinus arvensis females (assuming my ID is right) dangling their diptera prey over the edge of oak leaves for several minutes at a...
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Malcolm Storey
bioimages2000
Sep 30, 2007 8:16 pm
Hi Steve, It's said Isopropanol causes specimens to bleach. This may be so, altho light is, of course, much worse. Isopropanol has the advantage over of ...
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jaapiella
Sep 30, 2007 10:38 pm
Hello all Whilst packing and unpacking Mike's vehicle after the agm my cardboard specimen box of ants has been mislaid. It has my name, S.G.Dodd, writtem in a...
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drdejackson
Oct 1, 2007 8:35 am
Dear Keith A reasonable guess is that they are inspecting their prey for indications of parasitism. They don't want to provide their offspring with...
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Pompilus thingy
priocnemis
Oct 1, 2007 1:49 pm
Thanks for that Malcom. Much appreciated. Steve, Malcolm Storey <malcolm.storey@...> wrote: Hi Steve, It's said Isopropanol causes specimens to...
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Mick Massie
mick_massie
Oct 1, 2007 3:07 pm
... I am sure you know this already, but Isopropyl alcohol is sometimes sold as 'Rubbing alcohol'. (Don't use surgical spirits which contains additives)....
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Derek Parkinson
rusticus88
Oct 1, 2007 5:21 pm
I would be grateful for any opinions on the identity of this solitary wasp found in West Yorkshire in July. I know that photographs are difficult but wonder if...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Oct 1, 2007 5:30 pm
Hi Derek Could well be Crossocerus dimidiatus Best wishes, Stuart ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com ...
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Nigel Jones
conopid
Oct 1, 2007 9:04 pm
Hello Keith, Those are interesting photos. Any chance we could use one and perhaps some of your Hedychridium photos in the www.bwars.com gallery? Sorry I...
