Our faulty garage light is reluctant to switch off but shows again how quickly nature can adapt to new opportunities.
Each day I quickly check for invertebrates and there’s usually something of interest.
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| Spruce carpet |
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| Double-striped pug |
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| Flounced rustic |
Moths are drawn to the light. Currently spruce carpet (Thera britannica), double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) and flounced rustic (Luperina testacea) moths enjoy the warmth of the thermal store that is the wall.
The impressive jaws of lesser-stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) suggest a vicious predator but in its adult form it cannot eat solid food. It drinks tree sap and the liquid of fallen fruits.
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| Lesser stag beetle |
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| Dicranopalpus ramosus harvestman |
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| Giant house spider |
Several Dicranopalpus ramosus harvestman ‘daddy-long-legs’ and giant house spider (Eratigena atrica), are wall predators. Closer inspection reveals that the extended mouthparts or palps of the harvestman are especially impressive.
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