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Critters of the day : spider edition!

Araneus diadematus (spiderling cluster), also known as European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver

Misumena vatia, also known as goldenrod crab spider and flower (crab) spider

Pisaura mirabilis (female), also known as nursing web spider, carrying her egg sack

Various mygalomorphae spp.

Spider fossil! Isn't that so cool? I'd never gotten the chance to see one irl!!

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Critters of the day!

Vanessa cardui, also known as painted lady (formerly cosmopolitan)

Vanessa atalanta, also know as red admiral (formerly red admirable)

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Look!! She is going on a little adventure...

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Critter of the day!

Cacyreus marshalli, also known as geranium bronze

Bonus: Here's what the caterpillar looks like :] Look how well it blends in on geraniums, one of its host plant!

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Critters of the day night!

Arion rufus (left), also known as red slug and large red slug and Limax maximus (right), also known as great grey slug and leopard slug

Porcellio scaber (left, mating! I think), also known as common rough woodlouse or rough woodlouse and Psyche casta (right), also known as bagworm

Tegenaria domestica (left), also known as barn funnel weaver and domestic house spider and Dysdera crocata (right), also known as woodlouse spider, woodlouse hunter, sowbug hunter, sowbug killer, pillbug hunter and slater spider

Unidentified Archaeognatha sp., also known as bristletail

Forficula auricularia (left, juvenile female; right, adult male), also known as common earwig and European earwig

Opisthograptis luteolata, also known as brimstone moth

Lucanus cervus (male), also known as European stag beetle and greater stag beetle

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This blog has reached its target audience @bug-lovers-island !!

Have this carabus intricatus (blue ground beetle) as thanks :]]

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Critter of the day!

Allantus cinctus, also known as curled rose sawfly or banded rose sawfly

Note: Contrary to what one may think, this cute little fellow is actually not a caterpillar! Therefore, when it reaches adulthood, it does not become a butterfly or moth. Its imago (adult stage) actually ressembles a tiny black, wasp-like insect!

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Critters of the day!

Chrysopa perla, also known as pearly green lacewing

Oedemera nobilis (female), also known as false oil beetle, thick-legged flower beetle or swollen-thighed beetle

Lasiocampa quercus (caterpillar), also known as oak eggar

Graphosoma italicum, also known as (Italian) striped bug or ministrel bug

Malacosoma neustria (caterpillar), also known as lackey moth

Pararge aegeria, also known as speckled wood

Lysandra bellargus, also known as adonis blue (male, left & middle; female, right)

Spilosoma lubricipeda, also known as white ermine

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Quick intro post!

Hi, I'm Lo, they/she, an adult, and I'm going to try and post little animals I find everyday from now on!

I really, really like lepidopterae (butterflies and moths), so it'll probably be mainly that!!

Feel free to submit your own critter of the day, I'd love to see that :]

P.S. I'm no expert by any means! Please tell me if I've made a mistake IDing an animal <3