CategoriesBugs Germany Halyomorpha halys – Kinda Brown Bug! Posted onJanuary 3, 2026January 8, 2026 What started with a brown bug on a window, ended in a kind of nominative determinism, or aptronym! Carl Stål, … Continue ReadingHalyomorpha halys – Kinda Brown Bug!
CategoriesBeetles Germany Insects Oedemera nobilis – A vendetta called Physis intestinalis Posted onSeptember 17, 2025August 27, 2026 I’m always happy to find a beetle. Probably because you don’t get to see many of them. This pretty green … Continue ReadingOedemera nobilis – A vendetta called Physis intestinalis
CategoriesGermany Insects Tabanus sudeticus – really mean landings! Posted onMay 26, 2021May 30, 2021 Not as beautiful as other horseflies, e.g. Chrysops relictus, but much larger, really scary, is T. sudenticus. Happily, it was … Continue ReadingTabanus sudeticus – really mean landings!
CategoriesBeetles Germany Insects Harmonia axyridis – Beetle juice, or MALB-based IPMP causing LBT Posted onFebruary 7, 2021August 27, 2026 The Seven-spot ladybug is another alien in our collection. It has been introduced to many countries to control aphids. Unfortunately, … Continue ReadingHarmonia axyridis – Beetle juice, or MALB-based IPMP causing LBT
CategoriesArachnids Germany Pholcus phalangioides – The underrated hero Posted onJanuary 27, 2021December 22, 2024 The incarnation of leggy! Cellar spiders are not really attractive for most people… Here’s a mother with hatchlings. These spiders … Continue ReadingPholcus phalangioides – The underrated hero
CategoriesArachnids Germany Eratigena atrica – biofuel makes them see red! Posted onJanuary 24, 2021December 22, 2024 One of my favorite spiders, when I was young, was Tegenaria, Eratigna, I mean Malthonica, or maybe just cellar spiders. … Continue ReadingEratigena atrica – biofuel makes them see red!
CategoriesButterflies & moths Germany Insects Sphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931 Posted onJanuary 21, 2021August 27, 2026 This almost finger-sized caterpillar was easy to identify (pink & white stripes, and the spike – I hope I´m right … Continue ReadingSphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931
CategoriesArachnids Germany Salticus scenicus – honey on the fly? Posted onJanuary 7, 2021December 7, 2025 Spiders are killers, they catch living prey, from tiny flies to small reptiles and mammals, even birds, no one is … Continue ReadingSalticus scenicus – honey on the fly?
