False widow spider and wet wings...

[Paul Iddon]

I am delighted to say I have tonight counted 8 (eight!) different Steatoda bipunctata on the fence panels tonight - I assume all from the same parent & her clutch of eggs which I found earlier this year.

Here too are a couple of rather wet subjects - the night time dew and rain on them is cool...

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[Asher Kelman]

Who are the winged visitors? Are they trapped in thecweb as you didn’t introduce them!

Is this a mosquito

But I can’t see if the proboscis fits!

Asher

 

[Paul Iddon]

Who are the winged visitors? Are they trapped in thecweb as you didn’t introduce them!

Is this a mosquito

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But I can’t see if the proboscis fits!

Asher

This is the crane fly (Tipulidae). Sometimes called 'daddy long-legs', there are around 300 different species of crane fly in the UK. The larvae, which live just below the surface of the soil, are commonly known as 'leatherjackets' on account of their relatively thick skin.

The other fly in the post above I believe looks like an anthomyiid female.

Both were just standing on the fence panels, safe from harm.

Paul.