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Post by ianr on Oct 13, 2018 9:55:56 GMT
Seems to be a thing at the moment ladybirds everywhere most here are multi spotted a few 7 spot and these although were the daughter works 1 mile away black ones were the most abundant ian ladybird by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Oct 13, 2018 10:06:04 GMT
That's one of the melanic colour forms of the Harlequin Ladybird, Ian. Your multi-spotted ones were probably Harlequins too. They've been in the media quite a bit over the last week as they swarm to aggregate for the winter + often invaded peoples homes. Sadly lots of fake news about them + the False Widow Spiders in the media currently!
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Post by NellyDee on Oct 14, 2018 11:19:57 GMT
Much to my surprise three buff-tails on remaining flowers, being buffeted around in the heavy wind and pouring rain.
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Post by aeshna5 on Oct 20, 2018 15:33:49 GMT
Looking for late dragonflies managed 2 Migrant Hawkers this afternoon.
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Post by aeshna5 on Oct 27, 2018 14:51:04 GMT
Despite being the coldest day since March we managed a single male Common Darter trying to get warm sitting on a bare patch of soil.
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 2, 2018 17:29:26 GMT
Still at least 6 active Common Darters in Richmond Park. I've still yet to see on in December, though have managed late November before!
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Post by duncan74 on Nov 22, 2018 16:18:12 GMT
Last week I sat in the hide at Restharrow Scrape and watched a pair of Common Darters, in tandem, ovipositing, he was pushing her down to the margin of the waters edge, and she was dropping eggs in, quite late in the season I thought but it has been quite warm down here, I'm not sure if Ruddy Darters and other species use this method, I know Emperor females oviposit on their own with the male in attendance guarding her,
Duncan
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 24, 2018 15:51:40 GMT
A really miserable, grey day that never really got light but looking out of the bedroom window often saw a couple ( I presume not the same individuals each time) of worker Buff-tailed Bumblebees on the Fatsia flowers growing in a pot.
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Post by duncan74 on Dec 3, 2018 15:57:05 GMT
Hi All, I am having difficulty identifying this bug, I think it is a shield bug nymph of some sort, but just can't find it, can anyone help to identify it please. Cheers Duncan by Duncan Mclean, on Flickr DSCF2037 by Duncan Mclean, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Dec 3, 2018 17:12:50 GMT
The first photo isn't showing but the second is an adult shieldbug-it's the Brassica Bug, Eurydema oleracea. Most but not all shieldbugs overwinter in the adult phase.
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Post by duncan74 on Dec 3, 2018 20:26:46 GMT
Thanks for that Aeshna, thats great Duncan
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Post by aeshna5 on Jan 14, 2019 19:56:39 GMT
Several worker Buff-tailed Bumblebees visiting flowering Hellebores today.
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Post by ianr on Feb 7, 2019 9:52:43 GMT
Must be the bedrooms warming up because the other day I noticed a dozen or so ladybirds walking around the window and curtain backs, all colours and multi spotted ian
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Post by aeshna5 on Feb 7, 2019 18:34:51 GMT
Must be the bedrooms warming up because the other day I noticed a dozen or so ladybirds walking around the window and curtain backs, all colours and multi spotted ian I suspect all Harlequins, Ian! After last week's sub-zero temperatures I was pleased to still see quite a few foraging bumblebees today.
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Post by aeshna5 on Feb 19, 2019 19:57:52 GMT
A Pine Ladybird I found on a bit of rose I was pruning.
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