CategoriesGermany Insects Tabanus sudeticus – really mean landings! Posted onMai 26, 2021Mai 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 Harmonia axyridis – Beetle juice, or MALB-based IPMP causing LBT Posted onFebruar 7, 2021Mai 30, 2021 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 onJanuar 27, 2021Dezember 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 onJanuar 24, 2021Dezember 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 Sphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931 Posted onJanuar 21, 2021Dezember 22, 2024 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 onJanuar 7, 2021Januar 7, 2021 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?
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