Since 2008 an eclectic ad hoc forage into British natural history, the rural scene, country ways and and related topics. Now retired. Another blog covers my interest in the period 1750-1850 'Mostly Woolgathering' Social media via Instagram @wessex_reiver
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Thursday, 9 November 2017
Photo a Day # 2
It was while having a cup of tea in the garden this afternoon, that I spied this earwig clinging to the underside of the mesh table we have on the patio. It's our commonest of 4 species of earwig in the UK (though sources now quote 7 due to new arrivals). It's a female of the species Forficula auricularia - female as its 'pincers' are straight (ish). This image I took underneath appealed to me. Wildlife is out of sight until we see it.
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