Insects and Spiders

Assume this is a flesh fly

Last year I found a massive spider by my front door that a couple of people in here identified as S. florentina. It definitely died (my girlfriend is pretty arachnophobic and before it was identified here had convinced herself that it was dangerous and might kill our cat...) but almost exactly a year later, in exactly the same spot, down to the brick, another one of the exact same spider has made a home. Is there any explanation for this other than it being a good spot for whatever reason?
My girlfriend isn't happy but I've convinced her that it's not going to murder the cat and that we should just leave it alone. First photo is the new guy, second photo the one from last year.

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Anyone identify this (ex) moth?

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Think this is just a funnel/tube web? They can get to a good size but not as big as the Cardinal spider...

Bee Sting bite tho!

Think a Privett Hawk Moth as suggested a few posts up. 😎

We have a resident drain pipe beastie.

For some reason they look much bigger from a distance. 😎

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looks too close to black for A. labyrinthica?

*Ninja edit? Sure I read labyrinth lol

No is S. Florentina as suggested no?

Top one of ltc's is S.Florentina, you can see the iridescent fangs. The new one they have probably is too judging by the web and very dark colour?

Your one is T. domestica / Barn funnel?

Heh. Meant Cardinal, typed Labyrinth.

These are all soooo close tho.

Cannot tell difference between T. Domestica / T. Gigantea / T. Parietina / E. atrica Etc

This is Lola and her lair

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Black tailed Skipper enjoying a damselfly

Loving the pics, and the sheer variety of stuff just in people's gardens.

Two damselflies enjoying each other and a spider from near Orford. The damsels are about 30mm long, the spider's body about half that

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Not a spider, it's an opilione (or is a singular opiliones too?)
Opiliones look like they have their head as part of their body, don't produce silk or venom. Males have a penis too, unlike spiders.

Cannot tell difference between T. Domestica / T. Gigantea / T. Parietina / E. atrica Etc

I'm very out of practice, I went through a phase of wanting to learn, spending a bit of time up at NHM and met the arachnida curator a couple of times.

Oh yeah! thanks.

Thanks for this.
Every day is a learning day.

^ what he said. :-).

Cool tiny beetle! Found hitching a ride on a walk over the weekend. No idea what it is mind.

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Not a beetle but a bug. It's a Palomena prasina, or Common Green Shieldbug, second instar, see https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pentatomidae/palomena_prasina.html
only three more instars to go before it gets to be grown up!

It's just occurred to me that I've not seen a single grasshopper or cricket nymph yet this year. I guess the crap weather has made the eggs hatch late.

Absolutely zero effort placed into the photo, but here's a couple... First.i assume will be a moth. Second is a bunch of spiders.

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And missed getting a picture but had one of these on a leaf the other day.... White-Marked Tussock Moth.

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We've got lots of grasshoppers on a small patch of wasteland next to my house. The cat has enjoyed many hours jumping after them.

@Yukirin I've seen plenty this year, I was taking photos of Dark-bush cricket and Roesel's Bush cricket nymphs only this weekend, though hard to tell relative numbers compared with other years. Hopefully the warm weather this coming week will mean that they'll be more active and visible.