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Insects of the day

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited June 2021
    Big Blue Sky said:
    A spider(?) with long yellow fangs 😲



    Just hope it’s not one of those false widows who actually can bite people.

    But at least it’s tiny 😅

    A Heliophanus Cupreus, jumping spider, I think. Causes no harm to humans

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Fire said:
    There is a section on last night's Springwatch on photographing insects. She has recorded 550 species in one south London park.
    Thanks for the heads up. :)  Looks like I've got some catching up to do this year. I wonder if she gets help with the ID work?

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    No doubt.
  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    We saw this little spider  yesterday. Is it carrying an egg sack?
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    That's amazingly in tact.
  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    Thank you for the i.d. @wild edges
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Saw this yesterday at Capel Manor, not a very good picture. The consensus was its a Queen Hornet IT WAS HUGE.

    AB Still learning

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Tephritis neesii - imagine one of those, the size of a bus, chasing you down the street. A Red Meanie. What a nose! The stuff of nightmares.

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