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10-09-2007, 11:02 PM
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| | | unidentified fright
Good evening all,
I was on one of my walks today, Whilst resting on a bench, I felt something up inside my trouser leg. Strange i thought its not the usual midge, flee etc. When raising my trousers this popped out; 
We then played chase around my boot for five minutes. I didnt want to put my foot down, It seemed to like the underside of my boot. 
and five minutes later, I had this trying to climb inside my trouser leg; 
(sorry little blurred) my lucky day or what??
curiosity what are they??
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10-09-2007, 11:05 PM
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1st one looks like a harvestman to me, but got no idea on the 2nd... I'm sure they were more shocked than you to be up your trouser leg lol!  |
10-09-2007, 11:07 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edge of the New Forest, Hampshire
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| | | Re: unidentified fright
1st one is a Harvestman & it looks like its feeding on something on your boot!
Don't know about the 2nd one but it looks like a type of bug. |
10-09-2007, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Cazzie  1st one looks like a harvestman to me, but got no idea on the 2nd... I'm sure they were more shocked than you to be up your trouser leg lol! | Dont know between them and you making me laugh, Not sure i will sleep that well.
Thanks though cazzie
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10-09-2007, 11:13 PM
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| | | Re: unidentified fright
Sure, the first is a harvester (Opiliones) which I'm sure a specialist could identify. The second looks like a cricket nymph - maybe, perhaps ..... ???? |
10-09-2007, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Meles meles Dont know between them and you making me laugh, Not sure i will sleep that well.
Thanks though cazzie | Well, whatever tickles your fancy! You should be honoured that they dared venture up your trouser leg in the first place - and survived the experience!
Does look a bit like a cricket nymph, the 2nd one... |
11-09-2007, 05:46 AM
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| | | Re: unidentified fright
If that spider went up my trouser leg i would of ran a mile!
You should wear some of them bicycle clips!! 
jen xxx |
11-09-2007, 06:29 AM
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The second one looks like an aphid to me |
11-09-2007, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx The second one looks like an aphid to me | Yes. I thought that too, although I can see where Paul is coming from on the cricket nymph.
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11-09-2007, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Yes. I thought that too, although I can see where Paul is coming from on the cricket nymph. | Asheleaf first thought this to be a nymph as well,
So are we agreed then;
first one is Harvester/Harvestman
second an Aphid.
Cheers
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11-09-2007, 11:26 AM
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As you lay in bed, look at the spiders running across the ceiling. Hmm.... Do you sleep with your mouth open? |
11-09-2007, 11:32 AM
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The harvestman is Phalangium opilio
The second picture is an Aphid
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