2019 November 10

 

   Mr E has been photographing all sorts of invertebrates that are going to be a challenge to identify.  We’ll start with two slugs from Prospect Lake.  Jeremy Tatum writes:  The first one doesn’t have the usual colour and pattern of a Banana Slug, but I can’t think of any other slug that looks like this one, so for time being I’ll label it as a probable Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus.  I just don’t know what the second one is.  If any viewer has ideas on either of these slugs, please do let us know.

 

Probable Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus (Pul.: Arionidae)  Mr E

Probable Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus (Pul.: Arionidae)  Mr E

Unknown slug     Mr E

   Next a small spider.  Dr Robb Bennett writes that he “thinks” it is Enoplognatha ovata.  If that’s what Dr Bennett “thinks” it is, that will be pretty close to certain!

 

Enoplognatha ovata  (Ara.: Theridiidae)  Mr E

Enoplognatha ovata  (Ara.: Theridiidae)  Mr E

    More to come as we try to identify them!

 

In the meantime, here are Jochen Möhr’s moths from this morning:

 

2 Epirrita autumnata

1 Operophtera sp.

1 Orthosia mys

2 Sunira decipiens

2 Xanthorhoe defensaria

 

Xanthorhoe defensaria (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

   Jochen’s next two moths remind us that autumn will soon be giving way to winter:

 

Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr