Saturday 26 July 2014

Stag beetle








 
Anabel found a 60mm long, dead male stag beetle (Lucanus Cervus) in the garden. Its wing cases were closed but its legs were wrapped under its body. About a week later the wing cases had opened a little bit and it was accompanied by the pupa-like objects in the bottom photo. These are 6mm long. Pretty sure they are not stag beetle larvae and even if they were, why emerge from the dead body of a male? Any clues? As well as these, you can also see some small scale like bugs on the mandibles of the stag beetle. I'm not sure whether these are ante- or post-mortem parasites.

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Thursday 24 July 2014

Cotton thistle


Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium). Round Hill, Little Wittenham, Oxon.

Sunday 20 July 2014

Truck 2014 - on stage

Big Deal
Big Deal
Brickwork Lizards
Brickwork Lizards
Danny and the Champions of the World
Danny and the Champions of the World
Dodgy
Dreaming Spires
Danny and the Champions of the World
Ella Martini
Family Machine
Family Machine
Ralfe Band
Twilight Sad
Twilight Sad
Hans Chew

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Fat Batman...

...in Japan, cresting the horizon hill on my espresso jug.