Black-banded Spider Wasp (Anoplius viaticus)

Fascinating to watch covering up her nest.

Working at a furious pace with at a constant flutter of her wings she redistributed the soil from her excavations over the entrance to her nest.

Carefully redistributing the darker grains from her mine spoil to match the lighter grains present on the ground.

She went over this a number of times to achieve the effect she needed even incorporating larger stones into the mix to match the surrounding substrate.













A Sawfly Sp - (Caught and released)

Either Abia lonicerae or Abia aenea - Honeysuckle Sawfly Agg

The photos didn't show the necessary detail to confirm species id. - Andy Musgrove

Honeysuckle Sawfly Agg

from
Nature Spot

Stephen Falk

Green Honeysuckle Sawfly





Clark's Mining Bee (Andrena Clarkella) or Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica)

It seemed a little late for Clark's Mining Bee but there were plenty of Early Nomad Bees (Nomada leucopthalma) present suggesting Clark's Mining Bee.

Also had a slightly more dumpy appearance and hairs on the abdomen but then again white pollen from Alexanders.

Turned out to be.

Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica)

Thanks to Nick Owns for confirmation.



Beetle Sp?





Several places where there seemed to false nest holes.

Which sp?





Carrion Beetle Sp (Thanatophilus sinuatus)









Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus violacea)

Not quite

Carabus nemoralis

UK Beetles

Thanks to Nick Owens for correction.



Climbing corydalis (Ceratocapnos claviculata)











Gypsy Cuckoo Bee (Bombus bohemicus) perhaps?





Common Gorse buds (Ulex europeus)



Ichneumon Sp?









Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)





Common Green Lacewing (Chrysoperia carnea) trapped by a Spider Sp











Lasioglossum Sp?



Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)











Early Nomad (Nomada leucopthalma)

Desperately trying to get into this nest but had to give up. Perhaps the female bee was inside?





Early Nomad (Nomada leucopthalma)







Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)







Hairy Shield Bug (Dolycoris buccarum)







Large Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietus)

From UK Beetles

Tags: Black-bandedSpiderWasp, SawflySp, CommonMilkwort, LasioglossumSp, CarrionBeetle Sp, VioletGroundBeetle, CuckooBumbleBee, LargePineWeevil, VioletGroundBeetle, HairyShieldbug, StarofBethlehem, HairyShieldbug, EarlyNomadBee

Black-banded Spider Wasp (Anoplius viaticus)

Fascinating to watch covering up her nest.

Working at a furious pace with at a constant flutter of her wings she redistributed the soil from her excavations over the entrance to her nest.

Carefully redistributing the darker grains from her mine spoil to match the lighter grains present on the ground.

She went over this a number of times to achieve the effect she needed even incorporating larger stones into the mix to match the surrounding substrate.













A Sawfly Sp - (Caught and released)

Either Abia lonicerae or Abia aenea - Honeysuckle Sawfly Agg

The photos didn't show the necessary detail to confirm species id. - Andy Musgrove

Honeysuckle Sawfly Agg

from
Nature Spot

Stephen Falk

Green Honeysuckle Sawfly





Clark's Mining Bee (Andrena Clarkella) or Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica)

It seemed a little late for Clark's Mining Bee but there were plenty of Early Nomad Bees (Nomada leucopthalma) present suggesting Clark's Mining Bee.

Also had a slightly more dumpy appearance and hairs on the abdomen but then again white pollen from Alexanders.

Turned out to be.

Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica)

Thanks to Nick Owns for confirmation.



Beetle Sp?





Several places where there seemed to false nest holes.

Which sp?





Carrion Beetle Sp (Thanatophilus sinuatus)









Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus violacea)

Not quite

Carabus nemoralis

UK Beetles

Thanks to Nick Owens for correction.



Climbing corydalis (Ceratocapnos claviculata)











Gypsy Cuckoo Bee (Bombus bohemicus) perhaps?





Common Gorse buds (Ulex europeus)



Ichneumon Sp?









Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)





Common Green Lacewing (Chrysoperia carnea) trapped by a Spider Sp











Lasioglossum Sp?



Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)











Early Nomad (Nomada leucopthalma)

Desperately trying to get into this nest but had to give up. Perhaps the female bee was inside?





Early Nomad (Nomada leucopthalma)







Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)







Hairy Shield Bug (Dolycoris buccarum)







Large Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietus)

From UK Beetles

Tags: Black-bandedSpiderWasp, SawflySp, CommonMilkwort, LasioglossumSp, CarrionBeetle Sp, VioletGroundBeetle, CuckooBumbleBee, LargePineWeevil, VioletGroundBeetle, HairyShieldbug, StarofBethlehem, HairyShieldbug, EarlyNomadBee

Common Pincushion (Dicranowiesia ciratta)




Dry rot (Serpula hermantioides)



Frothy Porecrust (Oxyporus latemarginatus)





Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)



Slime Mold Sp - Badhamia utricularis?



Slime Mold - Trichia decipiens



Slime Mold - Craterium minutum





Slime Mold Sp - Arcyria denudata



Slime Mold Sp - Diderma Sp



















Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)





Snowy Disco (Lachnum virgeneum)









Small starburst fungus Volutella ciliata



Yellow Brain (Tremella mesenterica) on Peniophora cinerea on Ivy.





Signs from a tree trunk



Velvet Shank (Flammulina Sp)



Praetumfia obducens



Nitschkia cupularis



Ganoderma Sp?



Maple Wash (Dendrothele acerina)



Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum leave)



Red Thread (Laetisaria fuciformis)



Dennisiella babingtonii on Laurel



Cocoon of Azalea Leaf Miner (Caloptilla azaleella)



Mycosphaerella isariphora



Ramularia superflua on Nettle



Scirrhia ramosa

Tags: Landscape, CommonPincushion, SlimeMoldSp, DryRot, Bird'sNestFungus, Volutellaciliata, GanodermaSp, HairyShieldbug, YellowBrain, VelvetShank, Snowdrop, SnowyDIsco