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Bedfords park meadow sweep

Thursday, 3. July 2008, 06:39:54

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Yesterday I helped out with a school vivit and the meadow sweep was quite productive. Before we started, one of the kids had a nursery web spider in there nest. It was carrying it egg case around with its fangs:



Spiders seemed quite common yesterday, with an immature wasp spider being found and a Araniella sp., with its bright green abdomen

This small skipper also turned up

ANd on the way out I took this photo of the view

Regents park - ducking nursery,herons, butterflies and dragonflies Bedfords park - dragonflies, grasshoppers and small red eyed damselflies

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I think your last shot is missing - maybe just my computer. The ones I can see are great!! Amazing how they carry the egg case around!

By cakkleberrylane, # 3. July 2008, 17:35:11

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thanks cakkleberry - I fixed the photo too :smile:

By Ukwildlife, # 3. July 2008, 19:19:44

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Oh, I see the Dome (or whatever it is called now!)

Skippers are great little butterflies. Interesting spiders too :smile:

By SittingFox, # 3. July 2008, 20:52:24

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Nice shots of the nursery web spider!

By Words, # 4. July 2008, 18:13:13

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