tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post6088321803841211265..comments2024-01-09T23:14:55.682+00:00Comments on JJ's Photographic nature blog: Froggy went a courtin'...JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-80873720251864253282015-08-09T23:19:38.250+01:002015-08-09T23:19:38.250+01:00Thanks for the confirmation and tip on the other e...Thanks for the confirmation and tip on the other example, I will check it out...JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-3731545626312745002015-08-09T17:52:41.668+01:002015-08-09T17:52:41.668+01:00Puccinia urticata is right and possibly Mitrula pa...Puccinia urticata is right and possibly Mitrula paludosa. It looks a bit neat for that but damp pine is right and I am struggling for a better ID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-2658861330040670692014-05-13T19:57:25.051+01:002014-05-13T19:57:25.051+01:00Thanks Amanda. Yes, they are great aren't they...Thanks Amanda. Yes, they are great aren't they, weevils are one of my favourite beetles. Might be worth checking under nettle leaves for eggs, that's where I have seen them most...JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-65777179038608089742014-05-13T18:46:27.848+01:002014-05-13T18:46:27.848+01:00Hi JJ, I just love the acorn weevil have to find m...Hi JJ, I just love the acorn weevil have to find me one of those, it's so cute ! Also love the image of the yellow-tailed moth. Just done a post on nettles, still need to take a closer look at them see if I can spot some eggs..<br />Amanda xAmanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-62505646590183167492014-05-12T14:03:39.044+01:002014-05-12T14:03:39.044+01:00Interesting about the leaf roll! Had never opened ...Interesting about the leaf roll! Had never opened one for fear of 'destroying' it! Lol!<br />I could very well be wrong about the nettle gall too JJ! Need an expert really. ;-)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-13997218986349860712014-05-12T12:42:56.343+01:002014-05-12T12:42:56.343+01:00Ooops! About the leaf-roller? I actually watched t...Ooops! About the leaf-roller? I actually watched the weevil constructing the roll..took a few photos too and yes, fascinated to know what the egg looked like, I Very carefully unfurled the beetle's work and took a photo and to my surprise, it re-rolled perfectly in a sort of recoil action and you would never know it had been disturbed. I was so pleased that I had no need to feel guilty at having disturbed it,JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-50422329523182285532014-05-12T12:39:22.203+01:002014-05-12T12:39:22.203+01:00Hi Maria..well thanks for all the lovely comments ...Hi Maria..well thanks for all the lovely comments again. I did look at the nettle rust but didn't think it causes such a swelling and the position too seemed to better fit with the cecid fly theory but having another look, I daresay you are right so thanks again. This year does seem to be good for inverts, locally at least. I can't recall for instance, ever seeing as many of those large drinker moth larvae as I have this year.<br /><br />Thanks again for your interest and input Maria.<br /><br />Oh the tortoise beetles? Yes, I did know those as I have found them before but was too lazy to add full details...very sloppy of me I know ;-) Anyhow, thank-you for taking the time to add those details, much appreciated. JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-55037447381021799292014-05-12T11:56:26.193+01:002014-05-12T11:56:26.193+01:00PS Did you 'unroll' the leaf to find the H...PS Did you 'unroll' the leaf to find the Hazel LR egg? Fascinating!<br />And yes, think those cocoons could be Braconid wasps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-68890757085557708422014-05-12T11:54:49.501+01:002014-05-12T11:54:49.501+01:00A fb blog again JJ! I love the snakes! But like Ea...A fb blog again JJ! I love the snakes! But like Earthshine, I think it's all brilliant!<br />Those frogs are great aren't they?<br /><br />Really good to hear that you have an abundance of many species too! <br />Think your Cassida species are C. rubiginosa (1 & 4) and C. vibex (2 & 3). Stunning!<br /><br />The nettle gall I think is Puccinia urticata. A type of rust fungus. Quite a lot of it about this year. First time I saw one, I thought it was a caterpillar!!! ;-)<br /><br />Oh, and I have my money on the Glow-wrom larva! ;-)<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-33512035956530349972014-05-12T07:58:07.327+01:002014-05-12T07:58:07.327+01:00Hi...wow, so many favourites, that's wonderful...Hi...wow, so many favourites, that's wonderful-thank-you! So fast too, only just published the update...JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-72416045272918431772014-05-12T06:04:18.470+01:002014-05-12T06:04:18.470+01:00All wonderful sightings and very beautiful shots. ...All wonderful sightings and very beautiful shots. My favourite is.. snake, frogs, weevil, hoverfly ova.. okay.. I guess its not right to list everything as favourite.. but you get the point..Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718699425013457102noreply@blogger.com