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Insects of the day

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  • @pitter-patter Just added it to my wish list 😁 I'll see how things stand after pay day 🤞
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    The second one is a swallow tail. The markings are a bit faded so it's probably lost a lot of its wing scales which is why it's gone a bit see-through. I'm not sure about that first one though. How big was it?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Big Blue SkyBig Blue Sky Posts: 716
    Thank you @wild edges
    Not sure about the exact size of the grey one but I have just measured the height of the little plastic box it is photographed in, and it is 4.5cm, so the moth will probably be just under:



    It’s not the first time one of those “dropped by”, I can take a better picture next time I have to bring one outside. 
    Surrey
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    @Fire It's a bit hard to tell for sure but rabbit hutch spiders would be my guess https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/rabbit-hutch-spider There's a whole group of comb footed spiders that look similar and all have variable markings so it's a bit of a nightmare to work out for sure.
    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
    Thanks so much - kind of what I thought. I'll try and get better pics and educate myself further. @wild edges
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