Insects and Spiders

Just walking about outside my front door.

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False widow (I'm fairly sure after googling) in the manky velux in my kitchen.

Yah, "Noble false widow" Steatoda Nobilis. I like a fat-arsed Steatoda Grossa when I find one (dark purple ones are my favourite - American grape flavour*)

A few from the garden today

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Found another new one for me yesterday: this is a Common Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes)

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and had a great view of a Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)

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'Wild' plants in the garden make a real difference for insects - the photos (and your garden) look great!

That is lovely

That's an awesome photo

Thanks both.

Mad how Broad that Broad bodied Chaser is...

Love the bumblebee pic

Small Mint Moth spotted yesterday, unfortunately I only had my phone on me.

Despite how warm it was today and lots of damselflies, this was the only dragonfly to be seen, assuming Four Spotted Chaser

Nice photo - yes, it's Four-spotted Chaser. Never sure why they are called that and not Eight-spotted Chasers?

Small Blue

found this little guy inside one of my kid’s pop up play tent things. Seemed pretty done in, so I popped it on a flower for a snack. Rejuvenated, it buzzed off. See you later.

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Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

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New garden visitor

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Chatting with the local beekeeper's assoc about relocating it

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Found this dude lurking around our front door. Since he’s invasive so has been dispatched but sadly I’ve seen lots of them about

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Loads of these guys up on the peaks today

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Slow worms?

I think a striped millipede

I think a striped millipede (Ommatoiulus sabulosus), but happy to stand corrected by anyone more knowledgeable

Can anyone ID this bad boy/girl
Lurking by my back door gave me a bit of a fright