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Bidibid (Genus Acaena)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Very small plant. HT: approx. 3 -6 inches. Single stems with one flower head each. Stem coming from rosette of leaves on the ground. Flower head from approx. 1/2 - 1 inch diameter globe. Globe covered with tiny green flowers. From each a thin reddish spike, which clings to fibre etc and pulls out to reveal a small 'umbrella' like a dandelion seeds. Habitat: Dry sandstone and granite shale. Old site of mine workings for minerals and clay.
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Scarlet Pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Plentiful at this meadow location despite cutting in the flowering season. Pictured with black medic
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Cut-leaved Crane's-Bill (Geranium dissectum)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Meadow situation. Plentiful but in balance at this location which has many wildflowers. Unfortunately tendency to cut edges and field in flowering season so species diversity diminishing.
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Pale Flax (Linum bienne)Observer
vicky_p7Description
In longish grass in a meadow, lots of small patches of this, in amongst black medic
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European Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)Observer
vicky_p7Description
On a bush in a garden hedge. Very large velvety textured spider. Around 20 mm.
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Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)Observer
vicky_p7Description
As indicated by size of spider to size of raindrops on web, a tiny spider. Black body, yellow spots. On a honeysuckle, in a meadow hedge.
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7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Several of these out on this day, on nettle leaves, in a field.
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Subgenus XanthempisObserver
vicky_p7Description
These flies seem especially fond of this plant (hogweed?). In a meadow hedge.
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Root-maggot Flies (Family Anthomyiidae)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Long legged delicate fly on bush in hedge
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Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Bright green fly sunning itself on pieris in a garden hedge
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Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Small stripey yellow fly resting on hawthorn in a horse meadow
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Common Flesh Flies (Genus Sarcophaga)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Fly on bush in garden hedge.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Honey bee resting in the sun, on a leaf in the hedge
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Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Nomad bee resting on a Pieris leaf.
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Ground-Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)Observer
vicky_p7Description
On meadow border. Ground ivy.
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Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)Observer
vicky_p7Description
I think Herb Robert with wood sage. In a meadow edge.
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Cucumber Spiders (Genus Araniella)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Small green spider on honeysuckle in a meadow hedge near Perranporth
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Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers (Genus Araneus)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Nest of tiny spiders,few mms. Bright yellow wtth dark marking on abdomen. On violas and grass
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The Lackey (Malacosoma neustria)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Two nests of Lackey Moth caterpillars on the branches of Sloe tree between withered flowers. Very crowded-hundreds? Meadow situation in hedge.
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Speckled Wood Butterfly
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Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)Observer
vicky_p7Description
Large yellow spider ( I think a crab spider) eating what I think is a honey bee. On a poppy in a garden.
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Rustic Sailor Beetle (Cantharis rustica)Observer
vicky_p7Description
About 2.5 - 3cm long? Guess at some sort of chafer beetle. on honeysuckle plant in meadow.
