Insects and Spiders

Mini_com was given a caterpillar in a tub to hatch at home (didn't tell us we had to buy the butterfly nursery thing too.....). This is what came out of it.

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Brilliant!

I am guessing you know that it's a painted lady.

That's what the info pack said

According to ms_com, who actually read the pack

@Jehannum really like the photos and particularly envious of the Norfolk Hawker, still yet to see one.

@eskay and @caveatgez thanks for the pointers

Awww, thanks!

A couple from last year. Cinnabar moth catepillar, blue tailed damselfly and a ringlet butterfly?

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Found this handsome chap and got it back outside before the kitten found it

Magpie Moth, day flyer I think

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We had a swallow tail moth in our kitchen the other day, pretty cool!

(not my pic)

Wow that's beautiful

amazin

Swallow tail has returned to its rest on the kitchen window frame!

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I guess the tail section is supposed to mimic eyes? Never seen one of these before, nice pic!

A Willow Beauty today

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Not sure tbh, I'm no moth expert. I hadn't seen one until a few days ago, looks just like a piece of crinkled paper from a distance.

We moved into our house about 4 years ago and have been doing more to encourage wildlife in (pond, wildflowers, don't mow the grass, let things get a bit overgrown) and we get lots of cool bugs (I think) as a resut of that. Had a convulvulus hawk moth a couple of years ago, I'll see if I can find the photo.

Think this is a sea slater, apparently very common but never seen one before. Kinda cute in an ugly sort of way.

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Ooh I saw a couple of those down in St Ives harbour earlier this year. Also never seen before. Bad pic but you can just about make it out.

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Yes, and it's neither an insect nor a spider. :)

Pfft it’s close enough

A few visitors while chopping some wood today:

Black Lace Weaver above(?)

Giant House Spider I think (above)

Can't gauge scale of last image.

Looks fucking massive. 😎

Seen today along the Ruislip Pinn.

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Is this what one calls "a wheelsucker"? 😁 Late night guest visiting my bike shed (Privet hawk moth)

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