A fat fly and a tiny spider

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 andContinue reading “A fat fly and a tiny spider”

Another species of Springtail

Our Springtail species list hit double figures with the following species, we think belonging to the genus Isotomurus, recorded yesterday. We suspect it may be Isotomurus maculatus, but there is just enough doubt in our minds not to record it to species level. It was recorded heading towards a large clump of moss. Moss beingContinue reading “Another species of Springtail”