Insects from around the world - Post yours

here is another rare insect in our region,

it's a Wespenspinne/Zebraspinne (Argiope bruennichi)

and here is a Schwärmer/hawk moth

Great photos, geschu!

Thanks for posting.

 

with pleasure Katja !!!!

Grüne Baumwanze - Palomena prasina

? and Rhododendronzikade - Graphocephala fennahi

Schwalbenschwanz - Papilio machaon

  very nice    photo,s     by every one

thanks for sharing

 

Geschu, thanks for starting this topic. I love the small world.

Your beetle is great. I have not seen one yet, but saw similar beetles in SA. Pity when I lived there I was not that much into nature.

Two years ago there were hundreds of the wespenspinne at the abbey, but last year considerably less. The hawk moth is splendid too. Have you taken all these pics in Hungary?

 

Suzanne, I would love to go on a outing with you and Geschu. 

You posted very interesting pics. Wanze can be very pretty and I'm jealous of your caterpillar. I have been planting fennel for several years now, only in a pot, but with no luck. While a friend of mine have those caterpillars on fennel on his balcony on the third floor.

The zikade is great. When I hear the word cikade I just think of sun and heat and them singing away. Who would have guessed that you find cikade on rhododendron!

Please keep posting.

I saw this couple this summer and I'm glad when I saw my pics when I got home. They were sharp! One or two anyway.

here is the Schwalbenschwanz/Papilio machaon

Cerinthe, great pic which insect is this?

... and about the Schwalbenschwanz, there where 20 of them at this flowers, if you want some seeds i'll send you some in kroatia it was nearly a bush!!!

... and yes all pics where taken in Hungary, only the spider is from Ute taken in Knittelfeld!!

 Mygalomorphae - Malelane Golden-brown Baboon Spider  -  Augacephalus breyeri

They live in silk lined burrows without lids, in the ground , males wonder and construct temporary silken retreats and rest during the day.  Venom not harmful to man.  Distribution widespread in Savannah areas in South Africa.  They are on the protected species list in South Africa

Stick insect - Taken in the Kruger Park, South Africa, April 2008

Golden silk orb - weaver - Taken in the Kruger Park, South Africa, April 2008

Yesterday night we have had seen them the first time

a Totenkopfschwärmer (Acherontia atropos) and my hubby has taken this pic

Fabulous sighting Geschu! I'd love to see one some day. Did you see it in Hungary and on what was it or where did you find it?

Hi Cerinthe, yes we are in Hungary now and we saw them on our housewall, as we put on the light, first we thought it was a bird, then we saw it was a butterfly

Geschu, I just googled your moth ..facinating little critter !  And they make a noise !!  For those that want to know more about the Deaths Head Hawk Moth  and a photo of the larva, which is quite beautifull, looking like a little yellow and green scotty dog 

Beautiful pics of the caterpillar and great information WD. It seems to be a very large moth.

Yes Cerinthe, this moth has a lenght from ~ 8cm

It's almost scary, that's why you thought it's a bird

Geschu, what is the weather like in Hungary for the moths to still fly around?

This is one of the spiders that are so common around my house.  This is the Spiny Orb Weaver. Webs are usually much neater and quite lovely. This one has been repaired many times. Photo was taken by holding a poster board behind the web ( I only had red LOL )

Ah WD I like those Spiny Orb Weavers !

Nice creepy, crawly topic 8-)  Big Fan here.

Have a digital camera since a few weeks, maybe find some and take pictures too. W'll see how that works.

The other day I found this little one crawling around and it was fascinating to watch it go.

If you look at this pic it should fall over

Great pics from the caterpillar,Cerinthe, to you know the name?

Hi Geschu, I'm not Gerda but I can tell you that her caterpillar is what we call an Inchworm or Looper.  They are the larva of the Geometridae family of Moths.  Another facinating little critter . They have a strange way of moveing. They only have feet on the front segment and on the back segment. They move by walking their back end up to meet their front end, it appears that they are measuing out length.  Sometimes if they are disturbed they will stand straight up and try to look like a twig. Here is some info on these little worms if you would like to know more 

and I'm not Gerda either.

I was very surprised to see I could make pics of such a tiny worm, because I don't have much of a macro lens.

Great link.

Geschu, I don't know which one it is.

 

Oh Cerinthe, I am so sorry . That is a great photo !  I do not have a macro lens either and I have a terrible time making the close-ups.  I need to get out and dig around more. I find these little critters facinating !  It is like Winnie The Pooh says .." Sometimes it is the smallish  things that take us the most room in our hearts"    :-)