I'm an iggly, I'm an iggly, what iggly am I ?

[neiln]

I have s few large and very rotten bits of sycamore I pushed under a bush.... Part of a tipper load to process into firewood but these bits were too far gone.  Rather then lob them in the wheelie bin I just pushed them under a bush as they were riddled with stag beetle larvae galleries, and, until the ants found it, at least one larvae.  I wonder if that magnificent creature emerged from one of these logs.  I would feel very satisfied if I knew my choice for 'habitat ' over ,'tidied garden' had worked.

 

 

[Paul in the woods]

30 minutes ago, neiln said:

Large native insects your say?  In my garden this weekend.... And £2 coin for reference

 

 

I understand Croydon to be the last strong hold for these magnificent creatures!

 

 

That's the only place I recall seeing them, saw a few flying about and landing on me on the streets of Croydon. Wonderful things to see.

[neiln]

I grew up in North East London, Woodford (edge of Epping forest) and saw one or two as a kid.  Then non for almost 40 years until last year when I saw 2-3 in they garden and then that mighty specimen Saturday.

[sime42]

Magnificent beast.

[slack ma girdle]

Scorpion fly. The end of the abdomen is raised up with the red tip like a scorpion , hence the name .

[neiln]

He's back!  Unless it's another male just as big.  Back on the chair in the same place, in the shade under the gazebo.  Do they tend to stick around in a small area?  I imagined he would fly off in search of the girls or something so didn't expect to see him again after he disappeared in Saturday.  Maybe it is another.... If it is he's a whopper again.

[Moose McAlpine]

Anyone ever seen one of these before?

 

[sandspider]

Looks like a plume moth? We get them in the garden occasionally

[Moose McAlpine]

24 minutes ago, sandspider said:

Looks like a plume moth? We get them in the garden occasionally

 

Looks like you're spot on! Thank you!

 

First time i've ever seen one.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Moose McAlpine

[sandspider]

We get plain white ones here, beautiful things