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Post by davebutterflyman on May 25, 2018 19:40:11 GMT
Place all your miscellaneous id's here.
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Post by scoot on Jun 7, 2018 5:09:20 GMT
This is a dead plant of my mates late mother and he is desperate to find out what it was so he can buy another 1. Any ideas anyone? I know it usnt strictly wildlife so feel free to move.
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jun 7, 2018 9:04:28 GMT
I'm sure someone will be able to help Scoot but it is beyond my id skills.
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Post by naturezel on Jun 15, 2018 6:26:58 GMT
I think the plant for id may have been what I call a Money plant but don't know what it's correct name is.
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Post by naturezel on Jun 15, 2018 6:31:55 GMT
The following are insect life I have seen. The first 2 I am Hoping I have made the correct identification and the second 2 I have no idea what they are. No. 1 - four spotted chaser No. 2 - caddis fly No. 3 No. 4 - I have put 2 pictures on to give 2 different views of the insect.
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jun 15, 2018 7:18:21 GMT
Hi Hazel.
1.Agreed, Four-spotted Chaser 2.Caddisfly - Mystacides longicornis 3.Looks like a Digger Wasp possibly, Ectemnius sp 4.A type of Weevil, maybe Apion frumentarium
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Post by naturezel on Jun 15, 2018 12:17:26 GMT
Thanks Dave
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jun 15, 2018 21:43:38 GMT
Ok Hazel.
I'll try and get a bit closer with the Wasp sp id.
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Post by scoot on Jun 20, 2018 19:03:25 GMT
I think the plant for id may have been what I call a Money plant but don't know what it's correct name is. Cheers.
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Post by jen on Jun 20, 2018 23:37:13 GMT
Hazel , to me that does look like a weevil .... probably a vine weevil whose grubs will eat all the roots of your plants , often worse in pots . I'm afraid i squash all that come into sight . Nematodes do help
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Post by naturezel on Jun 25, 2018 12:56:02 GMT
A couple of creatures I have photographed I am just checking I have got the correct id for them. No. 1 - Female common darter No. 2 - cucumber spider The next one I don't know what it is. No. 3
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Post by salticus on Jun 25, 2018 13:33:03 GMT
Naturezel, cucumber spider usually refers to Araniella species but yours is an Enoplognatha - different family. There are two similar species and they're sometimes referred to as candy stripe spider but that's because they occur in different colour forms and one form has two red stripes along the abdomen. Yours is a plain version.
I wonder of your fly is a Tabanus species
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Post by geoff on Jun 25, 2018 18:49:46 GMT
Those pale triangular abdomen spots certainly look likely for one of the larger Tabanus species; not the Clegs.
Possibly Band-eyed Brown Horsefly - Tabanus bromius ?
But it needs more in the way of good detail to be certain.
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Post by naturezel on Jun 26, 2018 12:21:22 GMT
Thank you both for your help
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jun 27, 2018 15:19:34 GMT
Agreed on female Common Darter
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Post by naturezel on Jun 30, 2018 12:45:58 GMT
Thanks for your help Dave
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jul 1, 2018 7:12:30 GMT
Ok Hazel
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Post by Ame on Jul 15, 2018 12:57:23 GMT
Hi Everyone, Sorry I have been quiet for so long - so much to do these days, my wildlife photography has sadly taken a back seat Las week I saw these weird white fan things in rock pools on the Isle of Wight Any ideas what they please - are I am guessing some sort of worm or mollusc Google image lookup suggested "Bedrock" or "cash" or "Jelly ear fungus" depending how much I cropped the pic
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jul 17, 2018 7:14:22 GMT
Hi Ame and wonderful to see you again.
They are interesting whatever they are and i'll try and find them, they certainly look distinctive enough.
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Post by davebutterflyman on Jul 18, 2018 6:40:02 GMT
I'm still looking Ame, no success as yet.
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