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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #45 on: October 16, 2011, 09:43:23 PM »
That's lovely Roma, i've only seen one of these this year..
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #46 on: October 16, 2011, 10:29:44 PM »
Please forgive my ignorance  but has anyone seen this and could they explain why these are actually needed?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8827505/Bridges-too-far-The-500000-bat-crossings.html

What's more to the point, how do they know where the bats will cross?
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #47 on: October 16, 2011, 11:04:07 PM »
I as a bat man should say I agree but I see bats crossing the road all the time so it is a waste of money. I killed a bat the other week because it crossed the road at the same time.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #48 on: October 17, 2011, 09:41:37 AM »
Good to know that batman agrees on the dreadful waste of money.  I thought there was something that I had missed.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #49 on: October 17, 2011, 12:42:31 PM »
On Saturday, we had an unusual combination of swallows and house martins hunting over the field behind us, while a flock of fieldfares and redwings passed by.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #50 on: October 19, 2011, 08:25:18 PM »
Very sad to hear this morning of a man who released many animals from (his private ?) zoo in the States then killed himself. The authorities had to hunt down and shoot the animals for the sake of public safety. They included lions, tigers, bears and others. Good reason NOT to keep such animals in captivity at all.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #51 on: October 20, 2011, 08:22:37 AM »
You used to be able to buy lion cubs in Harrods!

Today was sunny, windy and cool (~16oC), but I spotted these young mantids on a potted protea. They are <1 cm long.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #52 on: October 20, 2011, 08:40:19 AM »
Great pics, Anthony!
On the other side of the world they are a bit larger actually. ;)
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #53 on: October 20, 2011, 09:00:02 AM »
These have only been out of the ootheca (egg batch) for a day or two.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #54 on: October 20, 2011, 09:14:32 PM »
Surely even Maggi would find those babies cute. Not so sure about the bigger one though. :-\
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #55 on: October 20, 2011, 09:48:54 PM »
This morning I found a springbok survivor. Miomantis caffra (springbok mantis, an African import) is known to survive the winter, and I found this one in the front garden this morning. It's about half the size of the Mantis religiosa that Hans showed.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #56 on: October 21, 2011, 06:13:13 PM »
This young lady appeared to be searching (hunting prey?) for something on the ground.
The antennae were very active.

I'm thinking Polistes sp. but aren't the antennae too long?

« Last Edit: October 21, 2011, 06:52:58 PM by fredg »
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #57 on: October 21, 2011, 09:10:47 PM »
I think it must be an ichneumon Fred?
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #58 on: October 21, 2011, 09:34:22 PM »
Very nice pointer Anthony  :D

Now I'm favouring Ichneumon sarcitorius
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #59 on: October 21, 2011, 10:13:12 PM »
Looks suspiciously like it Fred. 8)
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