The More Than 4 Legs Thread - Post Your Mini-Beasts Here

[MJB]

The home for your bugs, insects, arachnids etc. Beasties with no legs welcome.

[MJB]

Hairy Dragonfly.

hairy dragonfly by Martin Bone, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

I believe this is a female banded demimoselle:
Female Banded Demoiselle damselfly? by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

Only 4 legs showing, but I'm pretty sure Bee's aren't quadrupeds!
Bee in infra red by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[steveandthedogs]

Yellow-tail moth possibly.

Yellow-tail moth possibly by Steve Ashton, on Flickr

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[andy]

Every year I get Megabunus diadema on my doorstep  . 


en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabunus_diadema

[andy]

May 7, 2023 9:39:09 GMT andy said:

Every year I get Megabunus diadema on my doorstep  . 


en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabunus_diadema


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Couple of archive pics....

[peterob]

Wrong angle but I was having a much needed sit down so that's how it was.  Speckled Wood

DSCF3639.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[peterob]

No idea what this hoverfly is.  I now know from the identification guides that a top-down photograph to show the shape and colouring of all the body segments is needed.  

DSCF3644.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[peterob]

A bit of a failure to get this common carder bee in flight.  I think the 150-600 mm is the wrong lens for the job and I'm sure that the 1.5 m minimum focussing distance is a lie - it seems much longer than that.

DSCF3603.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[peterba]

May 7, 2023 9:55:06 GMT andy said:

He looks a bit grumpy, Andy. Maybe he doesn't like having his picture taken.

Edit to add: Of course, I ought to say - before I get called out - that it might be a "she". (The sexing of Megabunus diadema is not one of my strong suits. )

[andy]

May 10, 2023 6:15:44 GMT peterba said:

May 7, 2023 9:55:06 GMT andy said:

He looks a bit grumpy, Andy. Maybe he doesn't like having his picture taken.

Edit to add: Of course, I ought to say - before I get called out - that it might be a "she". (The sexing of Megabunus diadema is not one of my strong suits. )

Apparently they are mostly female and mostly clones of their mothers. I've never seen them mate or eat.

Apparently they may also be in decline down south due global warming making it drier. Loads of them here though...had to shoo one off a bike seat last week.

[peterba]

May 10, 2023 7:07:50 GMT andy said:

Apparently they are mostly female and mostly clones of their mothers.

I'm saying nothing.

[dorsetmike]

[andy]

According to this female Walnut Orb Weaver it is late summer!?



Usually they prefer the hide in crevices during the day.