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At last! Our 1st ever male Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) (we saw a female 2 years ago in the Chilterns). We have lots of types of Stachys & he is holding territory around a Betony. We hoped one would turn up! Brigit Strawbridge

First observation of this stunning ♂ Phasia hemiptera (Bat-winged Phasia) GibsideNT today 🔎 Hadn’t realised the gruesome lifecycle of this species

What a fab post and love how you’ve linked in wi the #Spider experts among us TurnFear2Fascination 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🕷️ has certainly inspired our 🕷️ learning as a family. Keep sharing and learning #SpidersareAwesome

Always a risk when speaking to journalists but Gill Oliver of the Stratford -Upon-Avon Herald was true to her words 😊 #TurnFear2Fascination #BeCurious #LoveSpiders

Very cool to spot our first Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) RSPB Saltholme Middlesbrough 🔎 Think ours is a ♀ and despite poor quality photos just delighted to see this gem of a #Bee 💚🐝

Family walk and all inspired by nature 💚

Smasher of a thread…

Beautiful 🕷️ with pinkish, velvety abdomen, olive coloured head & legs observed in silken cell neath driftwood, dunes at Druridge Bay today 🔎 Limited with only one photo but thinking Drassodes sp? TurnFear2Fascination 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🕷️

Delighted to find several Smooth Newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) neath driftwood in dunes along Druridge Bay 30.7.25 💚 Such beautiful creatures and surprised that they move so far away from freshwater lakes and pools Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Good morning!

Very cool to revisit Druridge Bay and find that the resident population of Marram Grass Chelifer (Dactylochelifer latreillii) is still strong 💚 Extraordinary #Pseudoscorpions but incredibly difficult to spot neath driftwood/stones given camouflage and mm size 🔎

💚The ‘pursuit of purpose’ can take you to unexpected places. 💚 Today starts the countdown to an exciting new adventure. They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do and something to hope for. 👉🏻Almost there.👈🏻

Hoping that our #Spider experts are still here? Unidentified spider discovered neath driftwood at Druridge Bay 🔎Crap photos and the closest fit seems to be Drassyllus lutetianus but would welcome advice and support 💚🕷️

Female and male Banded Demoiselles Calopteryx splendens. Photographed yesterday morning in a small London park.

Never known a year where Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterflies are so abundant 💚 Stunning to see but left wondering why this is such a fab year for the North East?

Common Gooseneck barnacles (Lepas anatifera) that have attached themselves to a bait pot that has drifted across the Atlantic. The bob about on the currents, filter feeding with their cirri (modified segmented legs). County Clare, Ireland.

A Forest bug or red-legged shieldbug on the back of my hand in Alnmouth.

☀️ 21c - A few 🦋 highlights from this mornings walk along Southbourne Seafront. 😎

During the heat, we started to put out small bowls of rainwater for the birds. We didn’t expect this water source to be such an oasis for #Bees 😎 After a few early bees we now have regular guests who are not impressed when we clean the tray and add new water 💚🐝