Although the weather has returned to "normal" the effects of the spring-summer drought linger with insect numbers down on what should be there.
Recently I came across a springtail that gave me pause for thought.
Guess the mystery objects!
"This report tells the story of an ambitious survey of invertebrates at Rutland Water nature reserve in England. We used pitfall traps across several lagoons, hoping to focus on spiders but deciding to record everything we caught. Around sixty traps went out. Some were lost to flooding, others raided by crows. Even so, more than a thousand spiders were recovered, along with a by-catch of beetles and other groups. The work was far bigger than we expected. It took time, energy, and patience to bring the results together. Four years later - and with help from many generous volunteers - we are at last ready to share the findings. This report covers only the spider records."
A new research paper shows that a Japanese shieldbug uses fungi to ward off parasitoid wasp attacks.
Notable Finds
Drymus pumilio, second record for VC55.Anakelisia fasciata, second record for VC55.
Eupteryx thoulessi, second record for VC55.
Kolbia quisquiliarum, first record for VC55.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments welcome, I will respond as soon as I can.