Walking in the local woods the other day, I came across a number of these little webs along one particular sunny ride in the wood. After seeking help from a spider expert, she identified them as a species called Agelena labyrinthica - quite a common funnel-web spider.
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| The web of a funnel-web spider on the ground |
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| The owner of the above web - a young Agelena labyrinthica funnel-web spider |
In another part of the wood I found a day flying moth with ridiculously long antennae! I knew that this species is Adela reaumurella, which is also reasonably common. This one is a male, as they have the very long antennea - the females are somewhat shorter!
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| Adela reaumurella |
Back home and a look in the moth trap revealed 3 very different moths - they really do come in all shapes and sizes!
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| A Pale Prominent moth - reminds me of some sort of American weapon of war! |
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| The Oak Tree Pug - such a delicate little moth with fabulous camouflage. The larvae do feed on Oak leaves - but also sometimes on Hawthorn. |
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| This is a tiny little moth - only about 7mm in length and is called Tinea trinotella. Love the punk orange hair do! Also, liking to be a bit different, its larvae feed on old birds nests! |
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