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05-02-2007, 03:43 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willingham, Cambs
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| | | Lunch break
We had a couple of lovely sunny days last week, and, in a sheltered part of our garden, it was warm enough to have lunch outside - in February!
I was sans camera and too late to catch a bumble bee on a viola; but did manage this shot of what I think is a honeybee on a bloom of a Lonicera Japonica Hall's Prolific (I know this because there is a label on it - otherwise I would have no clue). 
My wife pointed out some ladybirds sunbathing, and I think these two are a seven spot and a pine ladybird. 
Under the table was this little fellow - I have no idea what he will turn out to be - my books show caterpillars but not these. Can anyone help, please? 
Finally, on a wall I spotted this squid-like spider. My books are limited spider-wise and do not show him. Any ideas, please?  |
05-02-2007, 03:56 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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| | | Re: Lunch break
What a lovely quartet of pics ! |
05-02-2007, 03:57 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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| | | Re: Lunch break
Crikey Colin you keep your eyes about you,we were saying in another thread Wildlife highlight of 2006
how exciting it can be to do exactly as you have and have lunch with all those animals
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05-02-2007, 04:05 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London
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| | | Re: Lunch break
Nice pics. Your spider is a Nursery-web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) but I wouldn't have expected to see one this early in the year. |
05-02-2007, 04:16 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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| | | Re: Lunch break
You're lucky - have seen very little insect life in my part of Sheffield with the frost staying on the foliage all day long!
Yes, you have the ladybirds correct - interesting to find a pine ladybird Exochomus quadriputulatus on a low plant.
The pupa looks very much like a large white! Quote:
Originally Posted by colincurry  We had a couple of lovely sunny days last week, and, in a sheltered part of our garden, it was warm enough to have lunch outside - in February!
My wife pointed out some ladybirds sunbathing, and I think these two are a seven spot and a pine ladybird.
Under the table was this little fellow - I have no idea what he will turn out to be - my books show caterpillars but not these. Can anyone help, please? | |
05-02-2007, 04:41 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peoples Democratic Republic of South Cheshire
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| | | Re: Lunch break
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul mabbott The pupa looks very much like a large white! | I will second that one!
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05-02-2007, 07:22 PM
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| | | Re: Lunch break
Thanks everyone - especialy for the idents.
Colin | | |
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