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Thursday 13 August 2009

Rare gap in the rain

I was surprised to see this Wood Mouse - Apodemus sylvaticus - out and about during the daytime. Although it didn't like me to move, if I sat still it wandered around eating seeds quite happily.


True bugs form a large percentage of our insect species, but they are understudied and under-documented. This is one of the Mirid bugs, Closterotomus norwegicus, also known as the Potato Bug.


While photographing moths at light, I was surprised to find this hoverfly crawling up the wall. It's Eupeodes corollae, which has been seen mixed in with huge migrations of 7-spot ladybirds on the east of England this past week.

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4 comments:

  1. Gill14 August 2009 at 09:33

    That's a lovely shot of the mouse - I'm rather fond of wood mice.

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  2. Yoke,14 August 2009 at 10:47

    love the Closterotomus, great colours. (especially against the Knapweed/Thistle.

    Great picture of this gorgeous little Woodmouse.

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  3. Aynia15 August 2009 at 14:40

    I agree with Gill. Cute little mouse.

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  4. Midmarsh John16 August 2009 at 12:05

    Great photo of the Woodmouse. How nice to be able to sit and watch it.

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