Ian Beddison
@opilio.bsky.social
It's Platybunus pinetorum time again, and finding 15 of them, including this freshly moulted rascal, has cheered me up no end. And the sun was shining! Good times
Stanley, County Durham, UK.
Stanley, County Durham, UK.
March 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's Platybunus pinetorum time again, and finding 15 of them, including this freshly moulted rascal, has cheered me up no end. And the sun was shining! Good times
Stanley, County Durham, UK.
Stanley, County Durham, UK.
2 species for 1 photo. Dicyrtomina ornata & Dicyrtomina saundersi.
March 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
2 species for 1 photo. Dicyrtomina ornata & Dicyrtomina saundersi.
I think I can almost remember summer.
November 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
I think I can almost remember summer.
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Female Leiobunum sp. A found on gravestone in Edinburgh on 16 Nov. ID confirmed by Esmond Brown, Ian Beddison & Vanna Bartlett. An undetermined, non-native harvestman of unknown origin (hence name). Spreading fast in England & Wales. Recorded from Newcastle in 2023. Possibly 1st Scottish record.
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Female Leiobunum sp. A found on gravestone in Edinburgh on 16 Nov. ID confirmed by Esmond Brown, Ian Beddison & Vanna Bartlett. An undetermined, non-native harvestman of unknown origin (hence name). Spreading fast in England & Wales. Recorded from Newcastle in 2023. Possibly 1st Scottish record.
My old junior school, closed since 1979, now dilapidated and in danger of collapse. A bit like me.
November 17, 2024 at 6:33 PM
My old junior school, closed since 1979, now dilapidated and in danger of collapse. A bit like me.
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November 16, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Little plug for 'Arthropedia: an illustrated alphabet of invertebrates' written & illustrated by yours truly. If you want to learn more about some of the UK's fabulous insects and other invertebrates why not start here. Available from publishers or contact me. www.mascotmedia.co.uk/books/arthro...