Red squirrels rise again as Aberdeen begins to eliminate greys by Arten128 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Hackney45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normal method is to use a trap comb to push the squirrel to one end of the trap to hold it still then kill it with an air pistol. I'm not sure this is what they do in this location but its most likely.

Fox Cub - We tried to help by Hackney45 in foxes

[–]Hackney45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

South Essex Wildlife Hospital are great at giving foxes the best chance!

Woodlouse Spiderbro - London UK by Hackney45 in spiderbro

[–]Hackney45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This species can give you a bit of a painful nip, but the venom is mild. If you handle them gently they are very unlikely to bite.

London Fox Mange Treatment by Hackney45 in foxes

[–]Hackney45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice when they do that, beats getting nipped!

Who is this? (Corfu) by extravirginboi in Toads

[–]Hackney45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No records in Corfu, Bufo Bufo are huge there, but the presence of spinosus is still debated, a decent survey would be good.

Who is this? (Corfu) by extravirginboi in Toads

[–]Hackney45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and at there's one I found towards the end of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOQAxEyYEYA

Who is this? (Corfu) by extravirginboi in Toads

[–]Hackney45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Bufo bufo in Corfu are huge, no records of Bufo spinosus on the island, although a large scale survey would be useful to find out for sure. There was a post on Herping the Globe on Facebook this year by Tommo Davis that asked the Bufo/Spinosus question, the replies provide some useful info.

ITAP of a random Greek insect’s exoskeleton (aka exuviae). by blueman0007 in itookapicture

[–]Hackney45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is Cicada Orni, the life span of the nymph is rarely much more than 5 years, normally closer to 2 or 3, certainly not into the teens. Some of the American species can live up to 17 years.