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I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or
very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ -- Steve Never shake the ketchup bottle. None'll come, and then a lot'll |
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"shazzbat" wrote in message ... I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ -- And don't tell me it's name is Stanley. We've done the Stanley gag. Steve |
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says... I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ I can't get beyond the thumb nails (my computer not your photos!) but it has the shape of a devils coachman -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:45:45 -0000, Charlie Pridham
wrote: In article , says... I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ I can't get beyond the thumb nails (my computer not your photos!) but it has the shape of a devils coachman Took me a few goes to get the "large photos" as well but I think Charlie's right though at 35mm long (it looks like that against your tape) it's a big one. They're usually under 30mm long. Try this photo for an enlarged view albeit from somewhere outside the UK: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Af...hoto207966.htm |
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On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, "shazzbat"
wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ I would guess a female Glow worm |
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On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat
wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. -- rbel |
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On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote:
On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. |
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"gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-09 10:04:52 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve Aren't glow worms pretty rare now? If you've got them, lucky you. -- I've never been to the allotment in the dark, so I wouldn't know. None of the neighbours have reported anything glowing though. Steve |
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On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:45:53 +0000, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-03-09 12:11:21 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-09 10:04:52 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve Aren't glow worms pretty rare now? If you've got them, lucky you. -- I've never been to the allotment in the dark, so I wouldn't know. None of the neighbours have reported anything glowing though. Steve I've only ever seen them at a friend's house in France. I think the glow is the light of love - or lust - in mid-summer. http://www.johntyler.co.uk/gwfacts.htm Hi all Glow worms are fairly rare but the lack of reporting and people not recognising them skewers the numbers that are actually out there. From about April onwards if you find the right area you will see the larvae stage.(make a note of this as somewhere within 25-50 yards will be the breeding ground) Late July you need to go out when its dark to see the female glowing. There is a reporting website http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ From which I have reported a colony and the more people report the better overal picture will be seen. |
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"meme" wrote in message news On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:45:53 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2011-03-09 12:11:21 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-09 10:04:52 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve Aren't glow worms pretty rare now? If you've got them, lucky you. -- I've never been to the allotment in the dark, so I wouldn't know. None of the neighbours have reported anything glowing though. Steve I've only ever seen them at a friend's house in France. I think the glow is the light of love - or lust - in mid-summer. http://www.johntyler.co.uk/gwfacts.htm Hi all Glow worms are fairly rare but the lack of reporting and people not recognising them skewers the numbers that are actually out there. From about April onwards if you find the right area you will see the larvae stage.(make a note of this as somewhere within 25-50 yards will be the breeding ground) Late July you need to go out when its dark to see the female glowing. There is a reporting website http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ From which I have reported a colony and the more people report the better overal picture will be seen. Years and years ago when I was a Sea Scout, we went camping and there were dozens of Glow-worms about and some bright spark thought of collecting some in a jam jar so we could read at night in out tents :-(( Didn't work!! Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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"meme" wrote in message news On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:45:53 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2011-03-09 12:11:21 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-09 10:04:52 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve Aren't glow worms pretty rare now? If you've got them, lucky you. -- I've never been to the allotment in the dark, so I wouldn't know. None of the neighbours have reported anything glowing though. Steve I've only ever seen them at a friend's house in France. I think the glow is the light of love - or lust - in mid-summer. http://www.johntyler.co.uk/gwfacts.htm Hi all Glow worms are fairly rare but the lack of reporting and people not recognising them skewers the numbers that are actually out there. From about April onwards if you find the right area you will see the larvae stage.(make a note of this as somewhere within 25-50 yards will be the breeding ground) Late July you need to go out when its dark to see the female glowing. There is a reporting website http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ From which I have reported a colony and the more people report the better overal picture will be seen. I might go down there then, remind me in July. Are they likely to be found on allotments? The one I found was in some grass I was clearing, does that sound likely? Steve |
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On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:07:30 -0000, "shazzbat"
wrote: "meme" wrote in message news On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:45:53 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2011-03-09 12:11:21 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-09 10:04:52 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve Aren't glow worms pretty rare now? If you've got them, lucky you. -- I've never been to the allotment in the dark, so I wouldn't know. None of the neighbours have reported anything glowing though. Steve I've only ever seen them at a friend's house in France. I think the glow is the light of love - or lust - in mid-summer. http://www.johntyler.co.uk/gwfacts.htm Hi all Glow worms are fairly rare but the lack of reporting and people not recognising them skewers the numbers that are actually out there. From about April onwards if you find the right area you will see the larvae stage.(make a note of this as somewhere within 25-50 yards will be the breeding ground) Late July you need to go out when its dark to see the female glowing. There is a reporting website http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ From which I have reported a colony and the more people report the better overal picture will be seen. I might go down there then, remind me in July. Are they likely to be found on allotments? The one I found was in some grass I was clearing, does that sound likely? Steve They can be found in a variety of places ,old railway lines ,chalky areas,derelict land etc. I think you may have disturbed it as they generally make their way to breeding grounds a bit later in the year.(but dont worry as it will sort itself out) They will head(late June /July) towards some bushes or any fairly tall plant and climb to the midway/top and then start glowing in the dark to attract the males. You need to go out when its quite dark and you will be amazed at the brightnest. Good luck. |
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"meme" wrote in message ... On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:07:30 -0000, "shazzbat" wrote: "meme" wrote in message news On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:45:53 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2011-03-09 12:11:21 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-09 10:04:52 +0000, "shazzbat" said: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. Steve Aren't glow worms pretty rare now? If you've got them, lucky you. -- I've never been to the allotment in the dark, so I wouldn't know. None of the neighbours have reported anything glowing though. Steve I've only ever seen them at a friend's house in France. I think the glow is the light of love - or lust - in mid-summer. http://www.johntyler.co.uk/gwfacts.htm Hi all Glow worms are fairly rare but the lack of reporting and people not recognising them skewers the numbers that are actually out there. From about April onwards if you find the right area you will see the larvae stage.(make a note of this as somewhere within 25-50 yards will be the breeding ground) Late July you need to go out when its dark to see the female glowing. There is a reporting website http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ From which I have reported a colony and the more people report the better overal picture will be seen. I might go down there then, remind me in July. Are they likely to be found on allotments? The one I found was in some grass I was clearing, does that sound likely? Steve They can be found in a variety of places ,old railway lines ,chalky areas,derelict land etc. I think you may have disturbed it as they generally make their way to breeding grounds a bit later in the year.(but dont worry as it will sort itself out) They will head(late June /July) towards some bushes or any fairly tall plant and climb to the midway/top and then start glowing in the dark to attract the males. You need to go out when its quite dark and you will be amazed at the brightnest. Good luck. ""you will be amazed at the brightness."" :-(( Not enough to read by ;-) See my previous post ;-) Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:04:52 -0000, shazzbat
wrote: "gogo" wrote in message ... On 08/03/2011 21:29, rbel wrote: On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:47:34 -0000, shazzbat wrote: I dug up this handsome specimen this morning. The top of it is black, or very dark brown. I haven't come across this one before, anyone know what it is? http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/ Initial thought is that it is the _larval stage_ of a beetle, probably one of the many species of staphylinidae ('staph' or rove beetle) a very good predator of garden pests. I agree completely. Type "staphylinidae larvae" or "coleoptera larvae" in Google image and you'll see many similar beatsies. Very difficult to determine which though.. Thanks for your replies everyone. I've googled images and I think the female glowworm is nearest to the one I found. As long as I haven't suddenly acquired a deadly enemy I'm not that fussed. I think that the female glow-worm interpretation is somewhat unlikley. It is too long and too light in colour for a female glow-worm and does not have the yellowish red lateral spots of the larval stage. As previously mentioned the likelihood is that it is one of the 100's of staphylinidae species larva but both staphs and glow-worm larvae are gardener's friends. -- rbel |
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