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Wildlife; animals; invertebrates; insects; beetles; ladybirds; ladybugs; Harmonia axyridis; Harlequin Ladybird; multicolored Asian lady beetle; Halloween lady beetle; multivariate ladybird; Pumpkin ladybird; Japanese Ladybird; Southern Ladybird; variety; invasive; alien; pest; Bristol; UK
Description
A collection of Harlequin Ladybirds (Harmonia axyridis) from a single location (Westbury on Trym, Bristol, UK) showing the variety of colours and patterns possessed by this invasive species.
Wildlife; urban wildlife; animals; invertebrates; arthropods; insects; wasps; common wasp; yellowjacket; Vespula vulgaris; arachnids; spiders; cross spider; garden spider; orb-weaver; Araneus diadematus; we; silk; shroud; wrapping; fangs; poised; jaws; life and death; hunting; killing; feeding; silk; web; summer; Bristol; UK
Description
A fat brown spider (Cross spider, garden spider; orb-weaver, Araneus diadematus) hanging from its web with fangs poised, wrapping a common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) in shrouding silk. Bristol, UK
A white spider with red stripes (White Crab-spider, Misumena vatia) eating a blue fly (Bluebottle, Calliphora vomitoria) on a head of white flowers (Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium). Bristol, UK
United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB; England; Somerset; Orb Web Spiders; Spider; Spiders; Young Spiders; Colour; Color; Vertical; Nature; Natural; Wildlife; Environment; Conservation; Natural History
United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB; England; Somerset; Orb Web Spiders; Spider; Spiders; Young Spiders; Colour; Color; Vertical; Nature; Natural; Wildlife; Environment; Conservation; Natural History
United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB; England; Somerset; Orb Web Spiders; Spider; Spiders; Young Spiders; Colour; Color; Vertical; Nature; Natural; Wildlife; Environment; Conservation; Natural History