Arachnids – Jill Orme Photography

15 Jun 2024

Blue Chaser

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

Wait – what? Blue, you say? But… he’s red…? Well, yes, at the moment he’s red – or reddish, at any rate. But as he matures his thorax will darken through brown to black, his abdomen will acquire a coating … Continued

30 May 2024

Dark lady

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Flies, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Another crazily busy day saw me having to scoot into the garden to do my invert hunt in what turned out to be the worst light of the afternoon. But flat light can work for you, of course, and I … Continued

16 Mar 2024

Basking

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Waking me up on the first brilliantly sunny morning we’ve seen for weeks, R said, “You might want to reconsider your commitment to that meeting.” This was an all-day on-line meeting of the British Dragonfly Society, which I’d booked to … Continued

12 Sep 2023

A Nigma

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It rained for most of the day, and I used the time when I’d otherwise most probably have been out and about to catch up on some of the backlog of photo processing, bug recording, and general admin that has … Continued

5 Sep 2023

Stylish jumper

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

My increasingly grumpy and pessimistic search for the 30th Odonata species of my summer took me back to Grafton Wood again this morning. Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike this reserve? Oh, right. In that case, you probably … Continued

22 Aug 2023

Strength

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I’m not sure exactly what the human equivalent of this would be in terms of relative size and weight, but I think it might be me holding up a sheep in my arms while biting chunks out of it. My … Continued

9 Aug 2023

Him and her

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Bugs, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I went to Trench Wood today, in search of mini-beasts. When I arrived home I told R the best thing I’d found had been my friend RC, who I haven’t seen for several weeks, and with whom it was nice … Continued

28 Jul 2023

Bronzed

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

I know that I’ve posted a few of these Red-legged Shieldbugs recently, but I simply can’t resist this fabulous beast, which I swept out of the Lawson cypress this morning. Given the proximity of the cypress to the willow-leaved cotoneaster … Continued

1 Jul 2023

Lucky

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Wasps, Worcestershire | 0

I had a busy and productive day today: I cooked a batch of curry for the freezer, did some domestic accounts, filed a huge pile of paperwork, and (with R’s help) cleaned up the filing system on my little Windows … Continued

4 Apr 2023

Jumpy

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

In between a haircut (shorn – yay!) and another epic gardening session, I went for a little bug walk around the garden and found three of these tiny zebra jumping spiders. The irony is that I’ve been looking for them … Continued

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