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Bog raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus underwater and close up

Arachnid, Freshwater invertebrates, spiders, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 19, 20182 Comments

In my last post I mentioned that I temporarily captured a bog raft spider to get some photos and this post will concentrate on just them. I have slight obsession with both species raft spiders, often referred to as the UK’s biggest 2 species. I spent a number of weekends trying to photograph them in…

Northern damselfly nymph Coenagrion hastulatum

Cairngorm, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 11, 2014Leave a comment

The Northern damselfly or Spearhead Bluet Coenagrion hastulatum is a species found only in the Highlands of Scotland in the UK, so when I was up there this March I headed to a known site for them with my pond net to see what I could find. It turned out to be pretty easy to…

Bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera

Cricket, insect, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 4, 2013Leave a comment

While at Thirsley common I came across a number of bog bush crickets Metrioptera brachyptera, but this male was the most cooperative, as it sat and posed on the boardwalk. I got a close up too.

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