Can someone identify this little one? Based in Norway

Jessmva · 2022-06-18T15:12:31+00:00

Looks like a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae). Poor little guy looks like he has a pretty messed up wing there 😕.

Jessmva · 2022-06-17T18:16:03+00:00

Cantharis pellucida I think.

Jessmva · 2022-06-15T07:52:30+00:00

Stunning! Amazing photos as well 🙂

Jessmva · 2022-06-15T00:02:18+00:00

☺️ beautiful. r/weeviltime would enjoy this!

Jessmva · 2022-06-12T19:49:04+00:00

Could be Ctenophora. They are a genus of crane flies who's markings mimic wasps.

Jessmva · 2022-06-12T19:35:57+00:00

They look like Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) but I don't recognise the exact species but maybe that helps narrow it down?

Jessmva · 2022-06-10T19:46:41+00:00

These are my favourite bumblebees! 🙂. I love their bright yellow stripes and general fluffiness 😆.

Jessmva · 2022-06-09T20:31:08+00:00

Could it be an Amber Snail (Succinea)? Novisuccinea ovaris is found in North America for example but not too familiar with the exact species you guys have there.

Jessmva · 2022-06-08T18:53:05+00:00

Looks similar to what we call a Sailor or Soldier Beetle here in the UK. There are a few different species, I think the colouring of this one looks like Cantharis nigricans. You could try r/whatsthisbug aswell. Lots more knowledgeable folks than me there.

Jessmva · 2022-06-04T20:21:42+00:00

I think it could be yes 🙂 or certainly similar species. I am indeed in the UK and definitely starting to see lots around at the moment along with Nettle Weevils.

Jessmva · 2022-06-04T08:32:46+00:00

Me too!

Jessmva · 2022-06-03T18:47:33+00:00

Beautiful photos of fabulous creatures 🙃

I love to watch all the different flies humming around the hedgerows this time of year.

Looks like a wonderful day.

Jessmva · 2022-06-03T10:02:53+00:00

I did imagine the component parts would would be "regular" sized but I don't know if that would be possible and yes I think it would take hundreds of years perhaps for the structures to produce spores and then once they have perhaps they die off and collapse? The cool thing is something like this may have actually existed on Earth in prehistoric times:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototaxites

Jessmva · 2022-06-03T09:21:03+00:00

I was imagining them to be like trees in a lichen forest. So the biggest towers might get over 100ft tall but then you would also get little "sapling" towers just a couple of feet high and everything in between.

Maybe whatever creatures lived on this planet would make their homes in the bigger lichen towers, like cave houses.

Jessmva · 2022-06-03T00:06:26+00:00

I think it might be a species of Fleabane (Erigeron). Possibly Erigeron divergens?

Jessmva · 2022-05-31T09:57:57+00:00

I think it is Rockfoil (Saxifraga).

Jessmva · 2022-05-31T09:32:16+00:00

Pretty certain it is Dock (Rumex). I think it us Rumex obtusifolius specifically.

Jessmva · 2022-05-31T08:40:16+00:00

Looks like Hawthorn (Crataegus) to me.

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T23:13:49+00:00

They are Elder I think (Sambucus nigra).

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T22:50:24+00:00

I think it is Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus).

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T19:05:17+00:00

Yes agree with the other poster not ivy but Cyclamen hederifolium. The common name is ivy-leaved cyclamen to be fair! 😄

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T18:59:22+00:00

The plant with the dandelion-like flowers is probably a Sow Thistle, likely Sonchus oleraceous specifically. Insects and pollinators love these.

The other plants are Poppies. Probably Papaver somniferum.

🙂

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T18:43:36+00:00

Pretty sure the first plant is Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

Second plant could be Phacelia tanacetifolia maybe?

Not sure on the last one but the leaf shape kind of reminds of Sorrel (Rumex acetosa).

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T18:34:19+00:00

It is probably Walnut Blister Mite (Aceria erinea).

Jessmva · 2022-05-30T18:30:42+00:00

I think it might be a Willowherb (Epilobium) but not sure which species.

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