| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,148
Threads: 82,324
Posts: 853,117
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, pywacket4u | |  | 
26-09-2009, 10:29 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Isle of Wight, UK
Posts: 611
| | | check my crickets please !
Hello,
Just having a stab at identifying crickets spotted around the cliffs at Yaverland, IoW yesterday. Ticks or crosses against the following would be appreciated:
I'm wondering if this is a female Grey Bush Cricket... 
...also if this is another of the same... 
...and if this is a female Long Conehead... 
Thank you for having a look,
Rob
__________________ The Living Isle: natural history notes from the Isle of Wight |
26-09-2009, 11:12 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: check my crickets please !
Evening Rob,
I agree with all. I too saw a Long-winged Conehead yesterday! My first 
Take care, Jason  |
26-09-2009, 11:18 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Isle of Wight, UK
Posts: 611
| | | Re: check my crickets please !
Thanks Jason. Oops, I deprived the Conehead of its wings!  Glad you've got them in your neck of the woods too - fascinating creatures.
Rob
__________________ The Living Isle: natural history notes from the Isle of Wight |
27-09-2009, 05:40 AM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,609
| | | Re: check my crickets please !
Agree with your IDs too. I don't see Grey BC often as it is mainly a coastal species. I did read that there's a tiny colony around Ladbroke Grove in London where some guy introduced them to his garden- it's difficult to imagine a more unlikely place!
Long-winged Conehead is a relatively recent colonist + was first discovered on the IOW in 1931. It wasn't until 1945 the first mainland record was discovered in West Sussex. Since the 1990s it's been spreading like wildfire + has been common around London for over 10 years now. |
27-09-2009, 09:49 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 1,618
| | | Re: check my crickets please !
I saw my first Long-winged conehead (male) yesterday as well in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset! It must have been a good day for them.  |
27-09-2009, 10:01 AM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Isle of Wight, UK
Posts: 611
| | | Re: check my crickets please !
Aeshna, fascinating info on the Long-winged Conehead Aeshna - thanks.
Tigger, you must be right - I also saw a male the same day browsing on Ragwort.
__________________ The Living Isle: natural history notes from the Isle of Wight | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 22 members and 287 guests | | Adam Cheeseman, agrumpycow, Andy Healey, diapasonbill, Dorts, Douglas, Gill Catton, heron09, Jackaroo, JennyS, Joel.W, Johnny Redgate, kathyheel, little_auk11, nightshade, nikolai_avenger, Pete Collins, pywacket4u, RestlessLegsMan, Rothiemurchus, scott665, Sofija | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Fly ID Today 11:18 AM 3 Replies, 45 Views | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | | Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 106 Views | | | | | |
