Insects and Spiders

[balistar]

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a good old acquaintance, the Cockchafer
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Biker, you lucky one
I think it's been decades since i saw the last cockchafer. And that, although it is said that after years of being almost exterminated, they have increased again, explicitly here in south-west Germany.


this highly endangered stag-beetle (Lucanus cervus) female (?) made a visit on my terrace



or is it a Dorcus parallelipipedus ?

[Biker]

that's difficult, isn't it?
The female of Lucanus cervus looks very similar to Dorcus parallelipipedus

[balistar]

Yesterday's observation in my living room:
the Nosferatu spider (Zoropsis spinimana)





NABU: "16,000 Nosferatus spiders from Freiburg to Rendsburg
The immigrant householder is more widespread than previously known
Within a few years, the Nosferatus spider, which originated in the Mediterranean region, has spread to almost all of Germany."

[Biker]

This is what I have been waiting for :|
a spider which hunts active - and can bite nicely - even us
thanks anyway, balistar

unknown



and a wasp spider.
a female with the typical zigzag shape decoration called the stabilimentum, at her web

[balistar]

Great pictures, Biker


PS: meanwhile as it got colder, i had two more "Nosferatu spider" visits in my living room
(and of course carried them out again immediately )

[balistar]

on one of the last warm sunny days at the end of October i caught these two ensuring their reproduction...

[Biker]

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Hello!

very late the two.

also here with me in the north it was very long warm. In mid-November a red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) sat on the balcony railing

balistar

[Biker]

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this one loses her hand luggage

[Liz01]

A swallowtail was on my balcony today. They are very big! I was totally fascinated





These are smartphone pictures. Camera was not at hand. So not the best pics

[Hellem]

A swallowtail was on my balcony today. They are very big! I was totally fascinated

Liz, swallowtail is the Estonian national butterfly, he brought you greetings from Estonia , thank you for the pictures

[Liz01]

swallowtail is the Estonian national butterfly, he brought you greetings from Estonia ..

Hellem, that sounds great! thank you! I am sending him back to Estonia with many greetings and best wishes In Germany they are pretty rare. For me it was a small miracle.

[Liz01]

Tettigonia viridissima, Great Green Bush-cricket- a female!


Sand Bees - I found a lot of digging in the forest in a clearing

[Liz01]

European Slow Worm in this case. You can find them everywhere on bike paths. I put them in the sun so that they reach their body temperature more quickly. I also see a lot of grass snakes. However, always "newborns" so no adult animals. They are killed by cyclists. Lots of them and every year

[balistar]

Wow, Liz, you lucky one,
having a visit of a swallowtail butterfly on your balcony

A few days ago I had a visit of two violet carpenter bees (Xylocopa violacea) visiting and drinking nectar
on a flower plant at my front door - they are big





What a nice surprise: it is the "wild bee of the year" 2024 / NABU