Mark McCaughrean2d ago

Today's lunchtime haul from the garden – mixed sun & cloud, a little colder than yesterday, but still some nice finds 🙂👍

First, something new – a brief glimpse of the backside of this wood cricket nymph (Nemobius sylvestris; Waldgrille in 🇩🇪) before it hopped off into the undergrowth.

They're a flightless species in the family Trigonidiidae 🦗

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Next, a small spider with a rather orange abdomen, at least to my eye. It flashed across the red concrete steps, so I didn't get a great shot before it disappeared.

But it looks like a wolf spider (genus Lycosidae) & my best guess comparing to pictures on iNaturalist is a ground wolf spider (Trochosa terricola; Erdwolfspinne in 🇩🇪).

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Show threadMark McCaughrean2d ago

Now something that's definitely not new – a male Helina evecta fly. Decent pictures though.

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Show threadMark McCaughrean2d ago

And something rather aesthetically pleasing, a common garden friend – the white-lipped or garden banded snail (Cepaea hortensis).

It has not one but three German names: Garten-Bänderschnecke, Garten-Schnirkelschnecke, or Weißmündige Bänderschnecke. Take your pick 🇩🇪

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@markmccaughrean "Schnirkelschnecke" is the most German word I've heard in a long while...