local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)

[openspaceman]

8 minutes ago, Gav73 said:

 

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!!

Larch sawfly,  they love spruce so much that my mate was sitting on the tractor with his jeans covered in spruce sap and one started laying an egg in his thigh.

 

It is an hymenoptera like bees wasps and ants

 

Otherwise harmless as it has an ovipositer that is not evolved into a stinger.

[nepia]

A couple from the garden a few days back; Painted Lady and (I think) Silver Washed Fritillary.

I really need to get one of those zoom lenses for phones!

 

And for any plant buffs the Buddleia's Black Knight!

Edited August 6, 2021 by nepia

[Stubby]

8 hours ago, Gav73 said:

 

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!!

I think he is actually a Saw Fly rather than a true wasp but I have always called them GWW .

[Gav73]

Larch sawfly,  they love spruce so much that my mate was sitting on the tractor with his jeans covered in spruce sap and one started laying an egg in his thigh.
 

Sounds like it might be having an identity crisis if it’s called a LARCH sawfly and it likes SPRUCE [emoji23]

[nepia]

It's not a Larch sawfly I don't reckon; Google says that's different

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/y4cFuzx2uqvDaPg19

Edited August 7, 2021 by nepia

[openspaceman]

23 minutes ago, Gav73 said:

 

Sounds like it might be having an identity crisis if it’s called a LARCH sawfly and it likes SPRUCE

Actually thinking back I remember we work working douglas fir so he was covered in douglas sap rather than spruce.

 

I think it is called larch sawfly (if indeed it is one) because the caterpillars feed on larch.

[Ratman]

On my dads feeders this past week, finally got a few pics!

[Moose McAlpine]

25 minutes ago, Ratman said:

On my dads feeders this past week, finally got a few pics!

 

Cute little squizzle.

[Ratman]

 
Cute little squizzle.

Cheeky little sod it is, we think its living on the railway opposite the front of the house. Runs down the front garden path, surveys the yard outside backdoor / kitchen, then runs though yard to back of house and straight up on to feeders! 🤣🤣 comical! Not bothered about dad being around at all, seems more on edge when pigeons and birds are about! [emoji16][emoji883]

[gary112]

Got masses of flying ants turn up today