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AJCann

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The Mysteries of the Metapleuron: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
#Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #Lygaeidae

Nysius senecionis metapleuron, matt area highlighted in yellow.

January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM

AJCann

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What a nice beetle.
Anthicus antherinus

#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM

AJCann

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Stenus bimaculatus, a.k.a. "The easy Stenus" ;-)

#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM

AJCann

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Ray Morris. A History of the Diptera Collections at the VC55 CRC. LESOPS 68, January 2026, ISSN 0957–1019. Available at: www.naturespot.org/sites/defaul...
#Diptera #VC55 #flies

Cover of: Ray Morris. A History of the Diptera Collections at the VC55 CRC. LESOPS 68, January 2026, ISSN 0957–1019.

January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM

AJCann

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Blue Shieldbug, Zicrona caerulea.

#Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM

AJCann

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Demetrias atricapillus doesn't have a common name, so I'm calling it the Amber Aphid Chomper.

#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #OlympusTG6 #macrophotography #macro

January 25, 2026 at 11:18 AM

AJCann

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And my very last spider of 2025 is (was?) ...
Bathyphantes nigrinus.

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55

January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM

AJCann

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Palptastic
Scraping the barrel with the 2025 samples now.
Soon I may have to go ... outside.

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55

Araniella cucurbitina, Clubiona lutescens
Pilodromus cespitum, Xysticus cristatus

January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM

AJCann

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Spidery Word Of The Day: lamella characteristica.

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae

Tallusia experta male palp showing lamella characteristica

January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM

AJCann

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Spent the afternoon in the delightful company of a great many Tallusia experta.

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Female (left) and male (right) Tallusia experta.

January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM

AJCann

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Using the freezing weather to finish off my 2025 backlog. This one from an unsuccessful Wasp Spider sfaria in September.
Microlinyphia impigra.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55

January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM

AJCann

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Entomology Update - December 2025
A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/ento...
#Bugs #Leicester #Leicestershire #Hemiptera #VC55 #environment #nature #Arachnids #Spiders

Entomology Update - December 2025

A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors. Google Scholar Labs - literat...

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December 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM

AJCann

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Bah, Humbug!
Chilly December memories of a warm day in May.

Hypsosinga pygmaea.

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55

December 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM

AJCann

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Entering my 2025 #VC55 @britishspiders.bsky.social #Spider Recording Scheme data, accompanied by
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December 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM

AJCann

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Ho ho ho! A Christmas Jumper
The newest spider to be recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland has got its Christmas jumper on.
Learn more: www.naturespot.org/species/phil...

(although it was actually recorded in June!)

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55

Philaeus chrysops, Red-bellied Jumping Spider

December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM

AJCann

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Not too much Caledonian pine forest in VC55 :-)

December 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM

AJCann

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So many Bristly Ladybirds, Rhyzobius lophanthae, overwintering in evergreens in #VC55 this year. Seems to have been an explosion in numbers - weather?
#Beetles #Coleoptera