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Gentleman Scientist. Ancora imparo. Trustee of NatureSpot: https://www.naturespot.org Secretary, Leicestershire & Rutland Entomological Society: https://leicestershirerutlandentsoc.blogspot.com #Arachnids #Bugs #Environment #Hemiptera #Leicester

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 10h

Of course it is! Thanks for the correction.

AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 13h

Paroligolophus agrestis.

#Arachnids #Opliones #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 13h

Lots of these around out there in the leaf litter at the moment.
Tachycixius c.f. pilosus nymph.

#Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 1d

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 2d

Not the bees, we have interlopers. Red furry interlopers...

AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 2d

My Ivy Bees have dug a bloody great 2 foot deep hole in the patch I prepared for them.

Either that or the foxes are back...

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 2d

It's in black and white ;-)

AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 2d

Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn
One appears to be going to see Kraftwerk next year.
The #earworm continues.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukU...

Kraftwerk - Autobahn (Single version 1974)

YouTube video by EddieAlda

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 3d

Nice image. New kit?

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 3d

It's #WorldOctopusDay! These beauties from our collection are both by French pharmacist and naturalist Jean Baptiste Vérany (1800-65).

Octopus vulgaris - the common octopus, which can grow to 9kg and change colour to match its surroundings.

Common octopus with brown and yellow colouring with hints of blue. It has yellow eyes and fills the image.

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 4d

Theridiosoma gemmosum

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 4d

Pachygnatha degeeri

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #Arachtober

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely image.

AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 5d

Caddisfly eggs, commonly known as "tree snot".

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 5d

Update: Confirmed as Kolbia quisquiliarum by Keith Alexander.
schemes.brc.ac.uk/barkfly/acco...

National Barkfly (Outdoor Psocoptera) Recording Scheme

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