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10. Sometimes the lolling chafers give the optimistic spiders a treat... #InverteFest

Two brown chafer beetles like the ones up-thread have wandered into a cell of a moth trap tray that is occupied by a small green spider. The spider is poised to try and web them I guess? Two giant beetles must be a pretty exciting catch if you're a spider.

aug 31, 2025, 8:28 pm • 16 0

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11. Brown lipped snail. Probably the most unexpected visitor to the moth trap yet. 🙃🤷 #InverteFest

A little snail with a golden stripey shell, asleep in a cell of one of the grey cardboard egg trays from my moth trap. I'm not sure how or why, but I'm impressed it got in there.

aug 31, 2025, 8:32 pm • 16 1 • view

12. Assorted wasps. As well as the classic jasper, a range of other things that I guess are wasps (?) drop by. #InverteFest

The classic common wasp, AKA jasper with pointy stripey bum, somewhat fuzzy head and body, chonky antennas, and long slightly spiny legs. Best stripey girl on the dead fruit clean up crew, A+.

An unidentified insect that I'm guessing is some kind of wasp. It has a long thin abdomen, a teeny tiny waist, a boxy body, small head and long antennas. It has long transparent wings and thin legs. It's black all over apart from the wings.

A long gangly orange wasp on the fabric shelter above my moth trap. It has a really long body and very long thin legs and antennas. Its wings are transparent.

Another unidentified presumed wasp. Sorry, I'm very bad at Hymenoptera ID. It has a long abdomen, tiny waist, chonky body, small head, and long antennas. It's wings are long and slightly tinted brown. It's long legs are orange and its body is black.

aug 31, 2025, 10:19 pm • 10 0 • view

13. Assorted caddisflies. At least I think these are caddisflies. I know very little about these bugs, but they're delightful guests. #InverteFest

A tiny, long thin flying bug, with orange and black wings that are folded and hide its body, a tiny head, and long impossibly thin antennas. I think it's a caddisfly but don't quote me on that.

Another presumed-caddisfly, with very lacey patterned wings folded over its body, long and thin antennas on its tiny head, and a dark colour.

Top down view of a salt and pepper coloured speckled probable caddisfly with a long thin shape, small head and long thin antennas.

A very orange caddisfly with folded mottled orange and brown wings, a tiny head with round black eyes, and long orange antennas.

aug 31, 2025, 10:28 pm • 20 0 • view

14. Lastly… - water boatman (I didn't know they could fly til I saw this'un) - one of many different ladybird visitors - unidentified fly (we get a lot of those, I'm bad at fly ID) - burying beetle & attached mites! Only every had one of these beets drop by, so cool to see. Happy #InverteFest!

A lozenge shaped bug with two long paddle-like legs sticking out to the sides, big black eyes, dark on top and light underneath. It's a water boatman I think.

A ladybird beetle, a pleasingly round and shiny hemispherical beet, classic red with black spots. Delightful.

A tiny fly of some kind with a round-ish shiny black body, big red eyes, and long transparent wings.

The back end of a burying beetle poking out of an egg tray from my moth trap. It's got quite a boxy shape, a pointed bum and spiny legs. You can't really see its head. It's black but dotted with orange mites.

sep 1, 2025, 12:17 am • 16 0 • view