Insects and Spiders

Ha. V good.

Does anyone know the name of the spider in the photograph? (non fictional)

Did my own Googlefu.

Found these Labyrinth Spiders which fit the LOTR bill. Who knew Frodo was a fly. 😎

https://youtu.be/iKfLYjYlekg

That looks very much like the one I saw (from a safe distance)!

Genuinely scares the shit out of me.

When it runs out.

friend on a window today

^is that a Jersey tiger moth?

Here’s one of my crickets, a bit more grown up now.

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jersey tiger moth

could well be yes

And more - why do bright green animals live in a bright purple bush?

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Comma butterfly

Ruislip golf course is normally mown/fertilised/pesticided beyond a natural habitat.
With HS2 taking it over, until at least 2026, the grass is growing longer,
and some 'weeds' have prospered.
Last week I finally saw the first evidence that the Cinnabar moth had found the common ragwort that would normally not flower due to being repeatedly mown down.

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Anyone know what these will turn into ?

I have 50+ eating a willow to death...

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Maybe: https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/InterestingInsects/Willow-sawfly---Nematus-oligospilus.html

Do your critters have the defining 7 pairs of pro-legs or suckers on the abdomen that distinguish them from true caterpillars?
http://www.wlgf.org/wildlife/sawflies_woodwasps.html

Editted to correct;' 7 pairs of legs' to '7 pairs of pro-legs or suckers on the abdomen'.

WTF is this shit? 😊

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Could it be an assassin fly?

It’s not cricket

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fat little beetle caught my eye

Who KNEW! ta

7-legged harvestman trying to hide next to my sister’s front door (Nottingham). Apparently this one is an invasive species.

(Also clean your door, sis!)

Mega moth...

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Elephant Hawk Moth, so-called because they eat pachyderms.

They're the main reason we have so few wild pachyderms in the UK.

We even have to import them from Australia.

Has a mega caterpillar too.

Kaiju thread >>>>>>>

some amazing moths the pink coloring on the on above is ace.
this is the biggest moth i have ever seen was when i first got to HK was roughly the size of my hand .
swallow tail moth
not quite a Kaiju but nearly