local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)

[Paul Cleaver]

Marbled White butterfly and a Hornet Mimic hoverfly ( I think), which is the largest hoverfly in the 

[ABtrees]

17 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Had something I've never seen before hanging around the hi vis t-shirt, once it got over its excitement it settled on the wood pile for a photo. Anyone recognise it?

 

 

 

Hi Doug.  Not 100% but it looks suspiciously like a Four-banded Longhorn (Leptura quadrifasciata).  Nice find if it is.

 

[Doug Tait]

Met an early riser last night, already out and about at tea time

 

 

[nepia]

A striking wee beasty.  The Rosy Footman apparently

[Gav73]

Keep seeing these around the pine and spruce at the minute

[gary112]

Just found this big bugger in the workshop 

[Doug Tait]

37 minutes ago, Gav73 said:

Keep seeing these around the pine and spruce at the minute

Seen a lot of these too over the last week or so, had one in the truck yesterday. 

[AJStrees]

Sycamore moth caterpillar per google. It’s rolled up and very hairy.

[Stubby]

57 minutes ago, Gav73 said:

Keep seeing these around the pine and spruce at the minute

Giant wood wasp ?

[Gav73]

Giant wood wasp ?

Yep, apparently also known as a greater horntail. Just been reading up about them. Harmless to us humans, but they love spruce for laying eggs in. The larvae can live for 2+ years in the wood before emerging as another big nasty. Glad all the spruce I’ve got will be going into the stove well before they come out!!