Insects and Spiders

I want to say Globe Spider but not sure why.

One had managed to string a web the five meter width of our garden. Not bad.

This one was out front in a web directly in front of our door - presumably after a toddler or a cat.

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They're orb weavers, often called the "(Common) Garden Spider" but there are probably plenty of regional common names for them. Araneus Diadematus if you want to get fancy.

There seems to be loads of them around this year.

Lovely shot!

Yesterday's crop...

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22-spot Ladybird

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and a Common Darter

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One from the archives I stumbled across the other day, taken somewhere in the south of France

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That's a nice photo of a Ruddy Darter. I've got some 'from the archive' that I was going through the other eve. I might keep them for the depths of winter when there's nothing to add to this thread except for house spiders ...

Loads of common darters out yesterday, and a hairy catapillar.

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Lots of dragonflies out today

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What is that all about?

October?

I know, but all the sunshine today!

I saw a devil's coach horse for the first time the other day. /csb

First UK record of the Asian Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) from Wisley
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58809987

I had my first encounter with one of those recently.

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/16171531/

Yes, that's why I mentioned it here.

Willow Flea Beetle and Common Darter, Otmoor, Oxfordshire. Plenty of insects around this weekend making the most of warm late summer sunshine.

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I love those!

Just a spider from me this weekend.

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Just a phone pic

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Couple just found from a month ago

From swamp thing to top gun.

All in the persuit of happiness.

(Sex)

What are those things on the oak leaf? Seen them before but never knew what they were.

They're Silk Button Galls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroterus_numismalis - home to larvae of minute gall wasps that will emerge next spring

Strange Canary Island flying thing.