Beautiful In Pink

I believe this is Rosy Bonnet (Mycena rosea), very closed related to Mycena Pura, and in fact they may well be one and the same species. I spotted this beautful pair in the local wood this morning as I went on my first mushroom hunt of the season. Muddy knees indeed! October 2019 © Pete...

Under A Strip of Bark

By my plant pot full of moss I have a strip of bark leaning against some heather. Occasionally I will lift it to see what is sheltering in the dark and damp place it helps create there. Clinging to the underneath of the bark I found a 5-7mm (around 1/4 inch) Discus Snail (Discus rotundatus)....

Moss Becomes A Jungle

I was photographing another species of spider on a plant pot (a lot seems to happen on this plant pot for some reason?) and this one came along. I think it is a young Clubiona sp. and it was so small it was getting lost amongst the moss leaves. The darn thing would not keep...

Neuroptera

This is the Common Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea), which I discovered in my garden the other day. They are good at devouring greenfly, so can be one of the gardener's best buddies. It belongs to the order mentioned in the title 'Neuroptera' - which contains the 'net-winged insects' such as lacewings, antlions and mantidflies. One...

Common Marble Celypha lacunana

x2 images. This one is a little faded, but you can see how patterned this small Tortix moth is. It has a wingspan of up to 18mm. It is a very common species throughout the Britain. Double click if you wanna get closer… Rear garden. July 2019 © Pete Hillman.

Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema sp.

x3 images. I found this little critter lounging on the edge of a plant pot. Double click if you wanna get closer... Rear garden. October 2019 © Pete Hillman.

On The Fence

Philodromus sp. Rear garden. September 2019 © Pete Hillman.

Something Cheesy

Now ... where did I put that cheese? Ah-ha ... I have sniffed it and now I spy it! Yum-yum in my tum ... ... but I think I prefer the seed the feathered things drop from above .... squeak! Here I have tried to capture a few moments in the life of a House...

Arrival of The Daddy Longlegs

Of x2 images. Yep, it is that time of the year you will find these large flies attracted to the house lights, and before you know it you will have these gangly flying insects bouncing manically off your kitchen or bathroom ceilings and walls as you either try to swat them or catch them. I...