Garden Species August 13th

We have a very large number of Flower Spiders hiding in various types of vegetation - all quite small at the moment but growing fast, along with Nursery Web and Garden Spiders. This first Flower Spider has taken over the prey, a Red Ant, from web of another species I think (pretty sure Misumena does not make webs). The last image, a Garden Spider has an interesting looking prey ?Shieldbug species - will need further investigation. The other photos are some of the garden's really small inhabitants like the Barklouse found on a daisy and the 22-spot Ladybird. ID sheet at end.

Spiders and Bugs

The invertebrates are gradually appearing in the garden with the Spring sunshine. I was surprised by the presence of a False Widow Spider - on the NBN Atlas it is not recorded in our area though there are scattered records around Cambridge area. Lots of Nursery Web spiders and small green bugs. Not sure what is going on in the last image - an adult Dicyphus epilobii appears to be grooming/attacking a nymphal stage bug (?same species). I will post on a bug site and see what ideas come up

Garden Spiders etc

 Lots of Spiders in the garden yesterday including Xysticus cristatus, Jumping spider Salticus scenicus, Cucumber spider, Labyrinth Spider and nursery Spider. Also photographed Dark Bush Cricket, Wasp Beetle and Spectacle Moth