Will George

@willgeorge

Naturalist with a particular interest in the true bugs, Heteroptera, but fascinated by pretty much all insects and nature. He/Him.

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Will George@willgeorge· 17h

Am I safe calling this Brachymeria tibialis? Hind tibia is all yellow apart from a dark leading edge @jasboparai.bsky.social

A top down view of a black and yellow wasp

A side on view of the same wasp showing the swollen hind femora

Will George@willgeorge· 6d

Ran the moth trap last night, but the best thing in it wasn't a moth. I think this magnificent creature is Enicospilus ramidulus, but please do tell me if I'm wrong! @jasboparai.bsky.social @gavinbroad.bsky.social

A large and narrow bodied wasp sitting on a grey background. The wasp is bright red, with a black tip to the abdomen, and very long antennae

A side on view of the same wasp. Two dark patches are visible in the wing, these are sclerites, hardened bits of chitin that I think help to identify this wasp as Enicospilus ramidulus

Will George@willgeorge· 14d

Messing around with some of my photos to try and make some posters about the insects around my local area. Having fun even if I don't have an artistic bone in my body...

A poster about moths in Potton (Bedfordshire, UK), showing pictures of: Hornet Clearwing, Pink-barred Sallow, Elephant Hawkmoth, Green Silver-lines, Merveille-du-jour, Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Scarlet Tiger, Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Pale Prominent, Meadow Grass-moth

A poster about bugs in Potton (Bedfordshire, UK), showing pictures of: Firebug, Blue Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Cyllecoris histrionius, Leptopterna dolabrata, Oncotylus viridiflavus, Deraeocoris olivaceus, Malacocoris chlorizans, Tortoise Shieldbug, Rhombic Leatherbug, Pied Shieldbug

A poster about hoverflies in Potton (Bedfordshire, UK) showing pictures of: Rhingia rostrata, Brachypalpoides lentus, Criorhina ranunculi, Callicera spinolae, Xanthogramma pedissequum, Volucella zonaria, Didea fasciata, Volucella pellucens, Myathropa florea, Volucella inflata

Will George@willgeorge· 16d

A new dragonfly for me from Lakenheath Fen RSPB at the weekend, the Southern Migrant Hawker, with its dazzling blue eyes. Didn't see one land all day, so had to try to get some in-flight shots

A dragonfly in flight. The dragonfly has bright blue eyes and a largely blue abdomen, paired with an apple-green thorax.

Will George@willgeorge· 17d

Visitor centre pond at RSPB Lakenheath Fen was absolutely swarming with these yesterday. @kitenet.bsky.social is it a Stratiomys larva?

A long thin grey coloured larva in dark water. The body is broadened in the middle, tapering down to a thin tail.

Will George@willgeorge· 21d

Any moth people want to venture an opinion on this that I've just found in Theberton, Suffolk? #TeamMoth. Back of camera shot as I'm away from my computer.

A grey and black patterned moth on dry grass

Will George@willgeorge· 22d

Firebugs by the bucket load along the seafront in Southwold today

A black and red strikingly marked bug on a dried flower head

Will George@willgeorge· Jul 5

Well this is new

A black cat stares contemplatively out from a bathroom sink

Will George@willgeorge· Jul 5

Stopped for some lunch in the shade of Tring Park yesterday, and were joined by this inquisitive Roe Deer who spent a good 15 minutes keeping a close eye on us.

Will George@willgeorge· Jul 4

Delighted to bump into this Villa cingulata whilst walking the Ridgeway today. A scarce but expanding species associated with chalk downland.

A fly on a hogweed flower. The fly is black with brown hairs, and stripes across the abdomen

Will George@willgeorge· Jul 2

I think I might have sharpened this wasp too much...

A very small black wasp with large green eyes on a white net. The wasp is wingless, with a conical, sharp-tipped abdomen.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 30

One of my favourite bugs, the camo-sporting Phytocoris tiliae from Potton Wood in Bedfordshire earlier today. An early record of a species normally seen from mid-July onwards.

A green and black mottled bug sitting on the underside of a leaf. The patterning is reminiscent of camouflage on military clothing.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 29

After seeing an adult hedgehog a couple of times, and hearing a lot of rustling in the undergrowth, we decided to stick out a camera trap to see if we had a family. Delighted to say that we definitely have at least one hoglet in the garden!

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 23

I seem to be in a bit of a purple patch for bugs (no purple bugs unfortunately). Yesterday I came across a fallen Ash tree, which produced the first Tropidosteptes pacificus for Bedfordshire. This is a native of the USA which is now widespread in the UK.

A pale brown bug on a white net. There are two black dots at the top of the thorax, just behind the head.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 21

A new bug for me yesterday, the Elm associated Psallodema fieberi. Rarely recorded, probably at least in part due to being one of the few species not covered by the excellent britishbugs.org.uk website

A pale orange bug with dark eyes sitting on a white net

A brighter orange bug sitting on the same white net

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 20

For the first time in over 10 years Firebugs are back in Bedfordshire. Just been and seen what looks like a thriving little colony first found by @markgurn.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social

A brightly coloured red and black bug on a concrete footpath

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 17

Almost as jazzy as Nemophora (check out those eyes!) was this Chrysops caecutiens horsefly, but my admiration for it was tempered rather by it biting me twice through my t-shirt shortly after I took this photo!

A strikingly marked fly with bright red eyes sitting on a green leaf. The eyes have black splotches and the wings are strongly marked with black.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 17

Nemophora fasciella back in the garden today, a truly lovely little moth which feeds on Black Horehound. Nationally scarce in the UK, but fairly regular in my corner of Bedfordshire.

A shiny winged small moth sitting on the petal at the edge of a daisy. The moth has very long white antennae, and a floofy face.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 15

Another highlight from Knocking Hoe, the beautiful Calocoris roseomaculatus, a chalk downland specialist which is a scarce species in Bedfordshire

A bug sitting on the petals of a daisy. The bug is a pale grey-green with bright maroon markings

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 15

Had a lovely day out at Knocking Hoe NNR on Saturday, lots of Common Restharrow in the grass which was absolutely covered in the plant bug Macrotylus paykulli. A new species for me, but fairly common in the UK where Common Restharrow occurs.

A green bug sat on a toothed leaf. The head and thorax are bright green, and the rest of the body is a paler shade, with a dense covering of dark hairs. The wing membrane is dark with a white vein through it.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 12

Closterotomus fulvomaculatus going for more of a geography teacher in a tweed suit kind of a vibe

A long-legged, plain brown bug on a green leaf.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 12

Grypocoris stysi casually reminding everyone that bugs are the very best insects

A beautiful black, yellow and orange bug sat on the tip of a nettle flower against an out of focus green background.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 9

A rather dopey Anthophora furcata (Fork-tailed Flower Bee) sitting on Nepeta in the cool blustery conditions this morning. Seems to have broken one of his antennae at some point.

a head on view of a bee sitting on a purple flower. The bee has the lower half of the face yellow, and a brown furry thorax

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 5

Delighted to be paid a visit by the beautiful longhorn moth Nemophora fasciella in my garden this lunch time, up there with Britain's most beautiful insects. #TeamMoth

A metallic gold and orange coloured moth sitting on the middle of a large daisy flower. The moth has very long antennae sticking directly up above it which are considerably longer than the rest of the moth.

Will George@willgeorge· Jun 1

Pleasantly surprised to see a Norfolk Hawker whizzing around in my local wood in Bedfordshire yesterday. As the name suggests this was historically a scarce species found mainly in Norfolk, but which has recently spread dramatically across England.

a brown dragonfly perched on a dead stem in a leafy hedge. The dragonfly has pale green eyes and largely clear wings with pale brown spots near the tips

Will George@willgeorge· May 22

Bit warm out there today. This Ant Beetle, Thanasimus formicarius, was enjoying the heat, scampering around merrily on a tree trunk. Not entirely sure why it's called an Ant Beetle...

A red and black beetle with two silver white stripes across its body, sitting on a tree trunk

Will George@willgeorge· May 19

Funky fuzzy little looper caterpillar knocked off (and then put back on) oak yesterday in Bedfordshire yesterday. Anyone got any idea what it'll grow up to be? @vc30moths.bsky.social

A brown caterpillar on a white net, sitting in an arched position.

Will George@willgeorge· May 12

Breezy weather today brought two of the May bugs to look for down from an Oak tree and into the shrubbery below. Rhabdomiris striatellus and Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus, both rather handsome beasts.

A yellow and black striped bug sitting on a green leaf

A black bug with four yellow patches on the abdomen, sitting on a green leaf.

Will George@willgeorge· May 11

How is one supposed to get on with work when a funky wasp is sitting on the office window? Possibly a male Echthrus reluctator.

A long-legged wasp with a mostly black body, sitting on a glass background. The antennae have striking white bands at around two thirds of their length

Will George@willgeorge· May 7

I do enjoy a delightfully mad caterpillar. This is a Lilac Beauty that I found on the lilac in my garden today