Tag: Insects
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With so many insect apps out there to choose from, just where do you turn when trying to identify a confusing critter?
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A quick account of a morning in the company of a rather rare ladybird, Oenopia conglobata, discovered recently in Newcastle.
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Ladybirds have been a theme of 2022. Fresh from twelve months of ladybird recording, here’s a quick round-up of the highlights this year.
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From the city carparks and cemeteries to chalk mounds at Prudhoe, it has been a fantastic fortnight for local ladybirds.
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To help identify a few of the tricker species out there, recently, I’ve been experimenting by rearing ladybird larvae at home.
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Recently, I was delighted to discover a population of the inconspicuous ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, in Tyneside.
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While out and about in search of ladybirds this last few weeks, I have been lucky enough to stumble across a number of scarce and…
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Continuing this year’s Ladybird Year List and capturing records for the North East Ladybird Spot, the last few weekends have been spent admiring winter ladybirds…
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With the Natural History Society of Northumbria’s fantastic North East Ladybird Spot launching this week, most of this weekend has been spent searching for these…
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Keen to further explore Newcastle’s ladybirds as part of the North East Ladybird Spot, last weekend I set off for two local sites that I…
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The last few weeks have seen countless bee species emerging across the North East. The annual appearance of these colourful invertebrates providing the ideal opportunity…
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Owing to a diverse mosaic of habitats, including plentiful dead wood, Gosforth Nature Reserve is a fantastic place at which to indulge a fascination for…
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The problem with living in any city, whether that be London, Manchester or, like me, Newcastle, is that space is often at a premium. Large…