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Slightly O/T - Another for the entomologists
"Dave Poole" wrote in message ... Of less interest, I can't remember ever seeing so many green crickets as this year. Most are recently emerged and are everywhere in the garden. Usually see several a week at this time of year and hear far more at night, but anything up to 20 a day are popping up all over the place and if I open the outside door to the utility room with the light on, it doesn't take long before half a dozen or so fly inside. yes we've had a few of those and I can hardly ever recall seeing them before. About an inch long and a *very* vivid green colour. -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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from "Tumbleweed" contains these words: "Dave Poole" wrote in message ... Of less interest, I can't remember ever seeing so many green crickets as this year. Most are recently emerged and are everywhere in the garden. Usually see several a week at this time of year and hear far more at night, but anything up to 20 a day are popping up all over the place and if I open the outside door to the utility room with the light on, it doesn't take long before half a dozen or so fly inside. yes we've had a few of those and I can hardly ever recall seeing them before. About an inch long and a *very* vivid green colour. They're quite common in my garden too. And I've seen one brown one with a go-faster green stripe. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from Sacha contains these words: And here's another ID question - walking the dogs on Dartmoor this afternoon (near the Commandment Stones, for those that know the area) we saw a very large caterpillar that was quite a bright green with pairs of yellow spots regularly spaced on its body. It was about 3 or 4" long and rather fat. I can't say any more than that because at that point another dog appeared and ours had to be restrained rather hastily! The area is grassy with heather, gorse and a very small yellow flowered something growing there. There are a few trees around but very few. I can't find anything which matches the description in the Diamond Handguide - and that covers mainland Europe too. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message k from Sacha contains these words: And here's another ID question - walking the dogs on Dartmoor this afternoon (near the Commandment Stones, for those that know the area) we saw a very large caterpillar that was quite a bright green with pairs of yellow spots regularly spaced on its body. It was about 3 or 4" long and rather fat. I can't say any more than that because at that point another dog appeared and ours had to be restrained rather hastily! The area is grassy with heather, gorse and a very small yellow flowered something growing there. There are a few trees around but very few. I can't find anything which matches the description in the Diamond Handguide - and that covers mainland Europe too. http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/ ? -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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On 11/8/05 19:53, in article , "Tumbleweed"
wrote: "Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message k from Sacha contains these words: And here's another ID question - walking the dogs on Dartmoor this afternoon (near the Commandment Stones, for those that know the area) we saw a very large caterpillar that was quite a bright green with pairs of yellow spots regularly spaced on its body. It was about 3 or 4" long and rather fat. I can't say any more than that because at that point another dog appeared and ours had to be restrained rather hastily! The area is grassy with heather, gorse and a very small yellow flowered something growing there. There are a few trees around but very few. I can't find anything which matches the description in the Diamond Handguide - and that covers mainland Europe too. http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/ ? No, sorry. None of those. I remember saying to Ray that this looked like something out of Alice in Wonderland because it was so large and its colouring so vivid, garish even. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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The message
from Dave Poole contains these words: Of less interest, I can't remember ever seeing so many green crickets as this year. Most are recently emerged and are everywhere in the garden. Usually see several a week at this time of year and hear far more at night, but anything up to 20 a day are popping up all over the place and if I open the outside door to the utility room with the light on, it doesn't take long before half a dozen or so fly inside. Probably the result of climate change, just be glad none of those locusts blew/flew over from France :-) Janet. |
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