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Terry & Judy Wood

@tandjwood.bsky.social

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Recorders & photographers all types of wildlife but especially Dragons & Damsels, Bees, Butterflies, Hovers, Bugs, Wasps, Flies, Moths, Birds, Mammals, etc, etc. Have a wildlife friendly (very!) garden in Northants. Also love travel, music, art & lots more

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 2d

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The car roof is popular! Also found 3 lovely Hawthorn Shieldbugs (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) just standing about - probably dropped off the Ash tree above the car.🪲

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 4d

Found this male Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) on its back with its wings stuck to the damp on the roof of the car. Rescued and placed on Ivy flowers and it started feeding straight away🐝

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 5d

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 7d

Appears to be a good fungi year altogether but probably need a drop of rain to make it even better🍄

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Jeremy.

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 7d

Good morning @lizlouise.bsky.social , @botanybeck.bsky.social, @jeremybartlett.bsky.social Wondered if you could help us id this fungi which we think could be an Armillaria species? Thanks.

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 7d

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 7d

Heard our 1st a couple of days ago. Just typing this and a Buzzard flew 20 feet above the garden pursued by a gang of Jackdaws! Looked enormous!

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 10d

A well marked Nursery-web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) found in the utility room and placed outside. Think the inverts have been watching the Harlequin ladybirds and following suit!

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 10d

A final instar Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) found pootling around the bathroom and liberated. @rockwolf74.bsky.social

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 15d

Haven't seen a Bronze Shieldbug (Troilus luridus) for a while but found this one today in the garden feeding on an unfortunate Scarlet Tiger caterpillar. Incidentally, we have literally hundreds of the latter in the garden this year! @rockwolf74.bsky.social @bugmanjones.bsky.social

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks Will. Our 1st Nysius and unfortunately the hind claw is at 90 degrees which doesn't help.... If it appears again we'll try to get some better shots.

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 20d

Spotted a female Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) just outside the landing window above the climbing rose "Blush Noisette". They are a great favourite of ours with their almost prehistoric amour plated appearance. 🦗 @vc40orthops.bsky.social

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 20d

We spotted a Groundbug on a Rudbeckia flower (Compositae) and think it may be a Nysius senecionis? The 1st segment of the hind tarsus appears to be less than combined length of the 2nd, 3rd segment and claw. Help appreciated @britishbugs.bsky.social @willgeorge.bsky.social @bugmanjones.bsky.social

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 23d

A male Locust Blowfly (Stomorhina lunata) blowing a bubble. After some research it appears flies do this to thermoregulate (cooling liquid and then ingest) and/or to aid digestion. Locust blowflies seen daily here on sunny days since 17th August. (3 males today) @suillia.bsky.social

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 25d

You could imagine the Mottled Shieldbug thinking: blimey, what's that! - oh, it's ok, it's a very nice Eristalis intricaria hoverfly! Seen in the garden on Friday.🙂

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 25d

It's that time of year with lots of handsome Garden Spiders (Araneus diadematus) around. This female is hanging in space just outside the back door.

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 28d

Stunning! Seem to be doing very well these days and spreading.

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 28d

We're still looking for presentations!
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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · Sep 10

**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)

If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 28d

The Small Purple and Gold Mint Moths have had a good year here with many adults around. Spotted one of their colourful caterpillars on a mint on Monday.

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 28d

Good to see a couple of Cinnamon Bugs (Corizus hyoscyami) in the garden on Monday. Like most bugs they seem to sit around a lot taking in the vitamin D when available!. This one was on the seedheads of a marjoram. @rockwolf74.bsky.social

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · Sep 19

First of the day: a pair of Pied Wagtails flying over followed by "our" House Martins which are about early today - they will probably being heading south very soon with the change of weather imminent. #FirstBirdOfMyDay

Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · Sep 19

Thanks Maria, didn't realise they could be so late - do you think they would make adulthood before winter or spend it as a nymph (like Forest Shieldbug)?

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