It’s unusual for us to be playing catch-up on announcing new species in March, but thats the nice position we have recently found ourselves in, with several new species recorded in the last week or so. And here are two more…
Our fat fly is a Clusterfly called Pollenia rudis. These are very common and it seems surprising we haven’t recorded one before now.
We have drafted a little account for this species HERE.
As for our tiny spider, well we haven’t been able to identify it down to species level, although we suspect it may be Ozyptila praticola. For the Garden Species list we have opted to record it simply as Ozyptila sp.
This little fella we estimate was no more than 3mm and was scuttling about on some dead bark. Again, a short note on this species can be found HERE.
We will soon have an update on the new wildlife pond (more newts spotted). And old Harry the Hazel has a hair cut.
DC: 21.03.2024
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