caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 11hThe Russians are coming www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukTom Stevenson · The Russians are comingWar-fi accounts accurately depict the frontier between Europe and Russia as being in an unstable equilibrium. But they... 000
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Powdery Mildew (Arthrocladiella mougeotii) on Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree. (Lyceum barbarum) Conidiophores, conidia with germ tubes and conidia all present in the images, I think. But there is something else as well in the last image. Any help much appreciated. @norfolknats.bsky.social 162
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026More a coiled moustache than a beard but a String of Sausages non the less. Usnea articulata growing in the sand at Gunhill. @norfolknats.bsky.social 0115
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A Barkfly (Ectosocus briggsi agg)? Common Lime Aphid (Eucallipterus tiliae), Plum / Thistle Aphid (Brachycaudus cardui) on Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans) & a single Cinnamon Bug (Corizus hyoscyami) @norfolknats.bsky.social 071
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Amazing autumn colour and a wonderful sheep. Red Raspbery Slime Mold (Tubifera ferruginosa), Flowers of Tan (Fuligo septica), Powderpuff Bracket (Postia ptychogaster)? and the most gorgeous curled horn, black-faced sheep. Valais Blacknose? @norfolknats.bsky.social 082
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A flame of Firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) having had a very good summer. @norfolknats.bsky.social 23513
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A Spider Potter Wasp (Aupoplus carbonarius), climbed athletically up and down the walls of the church at Thurgarton with its spider prey. Not so far away a stunningly, frilly, Bristly Millipede (Polyxenus lagurus) hunkered down amongst the Flavoplaca ruderum @NorfolkNats 1215
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Large Willow Aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus), Sea Aster Mining Bee (Colletes halophilus) digging, a pointed black abdomen poked out of a small hole - Red-banded Grasshopper Grabber (Tachysphex popiliformis) & delightful Sea- Aster coming into flower(Tripolium pannonicum) @norfolknats.bsky.social 1144
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Spider Potter Wasp (Aupoplus carbonarius) still managing to find mud for its nest in a Church wall. @norfolknats.bsky.social 052
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...ifloz.substack.comKING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKSCarney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler 000
Reposted by @caryocatactes.bsky.socialDr Stuart Green @stuvigreen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A busy Sunday for the Hop of Hope Project, releasing home-reared Large Marsh Grasshoppers in the Norfolk Broads + Cambs Fens. Kudos to our volunteers, who have worked hard for 10 rainless weeks to find fresh grass daily for their ‘hoppers. + A sighting of Juniper in the Fens! @citizenzoo.bsky.social 0184
Reposted by @caryocatactes.bsky.socialAJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Beyond Reality As AI image-enhancement creeps into photography, new dangers arise. Learn more: www.naturespot.org/node/267698 #AI #Photography #environment #nature #Wildlife 1125
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A fence post jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) blending into the bark of a tree. @norfolknats.bsky.social 061
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Champagne froth of Angelica (A archangelica) in flower. Delicate flower patterns of Parsley Water-dropwort (O lachenallii). Soft folds, glistening staminodes & honey scent of Grass of Parnassus (P palustris) and the striking geometric pattern of Marsh Fern (T palustris). @norfolknats.bsky.social 0123
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Grayling (Hipparchia semele) busy, but fading into the well parched Winterton Dunes @norfolknats.bsky.social 0135
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Just about ready for release. Large Marsh Grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum) at Wheatfen. @norfolknats.bsky.social 2123
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Matted Sea Lavender (Limonium bellidifolium) also in the upper salt marsh at Holme. @bramblebotanist.bsky.social @ians4ad.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social 0213
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Thornham & Holme - Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)? on Marram Grass, Columnar Rust Sp? on Shrubby Sea-blite (Sueda vera), Blow Lugworm (Arenicola marina) & the tall towers of the Sand Mason Worm (Lanice conchilega) @ians4ad.bsky.social @bramblebotanist.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social 191
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026A Norfolk speciality - Intermediate Sea Lavender (Limonium intercedens) on the upper salt marsh nestled in amongst the Shrubby sea-blite (Sueda vera) A gorgeous day out with @bramblebotanist.bsky.social & @ians4ad.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social 0193
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A botanical quartet from Cley Common Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia), Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus) & Gypsywort (Lycopis europaeus) @norfolknats.bsky.social 150
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A quartet from Cley Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava), Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) & Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) @norfolknats.bsky.social 041
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Aylsham today. Zebra Spider (Saltus scenicus), Green Mesh Web Spider on the Ivy (Nigma walckenerai), Another Bay tree, more Bay psyllids (Trioza alacris) & Large Sow Thistle Aphid? (Uroleucon conchi) @norfolknats.bsky.social 3308
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria), Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machismus atricapillus) & Yellow-legged Black (Pachygaster leachii) and a very short video of a Ruby-tailed Wasp cleaning its antenna at the top of this post puffinuspuffinus2026.suckedslant.uk/files/3f5dbd... @norfolknats.bsky.social 1121
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Found this little beauty today. A tiny wasp and with the help of of TE from tickspics www.tickspics-macro.com it seems it's Haltichella rufipes. A chalcid wasp. @norfolknats.bsky.social 081
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Bay Sucker Psyllid (Trioza alacris) found on a Bay Tree in Aylsham. @norfolknats.bsky.social 0155
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Southrepps Common - The powerful thighs of the Large Flax Flea Beetle (Apthona euphorbiae) give it one mighty jump when disturbed, Marsh Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia densiflora), Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) & Marsh Lousewort (Pedicularis palustris), @norfolknats.bsky.social 0133
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Welted Thistle (Carduus crispus) down by the Riverside at Colney, @norfolknats.bsky.social 061
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A fascinating few days. Thanks. I look forward to next year. 010
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Small Scissor Bee (Chelostoma campanularum) enjoying a Harebell or three. @norfolknats.bsky.social 0102
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026From the Brecks - A spectacular White variety of Greater Knapweed (Centauria scabiosa), Box Elder (Acer negundo) & the tiny Burr Medic (Medicago minima) @norfolknats.bsky.social 0163
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A few from tne Brecks Stictoleptura rubra, Pantaloon Bee ♂︎ (Dasypoda hirtirpes), Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) & Broom Treehopper (Gargara genistae) attendrd by ants. @norfolknats.bsky.social 0223
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Fine and delicate with a name I've often wondered about. A bit of Botanical history first named in 1500, alas largely lost in the 19th Century but still growing in a Norfolk Allotment. Thorow-wax (the stalk grows through the leaves). Superb. (Bupleurum rotundifolium) @norfolknats.bsky.social 0132
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Local Broad-leaved Helleborines (Epipactis helleborine) @norfolknats.bsky.social 071
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Rosa 'Taben Syorin Siro", Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum), Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile versicolor) & Oncotyus viridiflavus @norfolknats.bsky.social 071
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026A Hanworth Quartet. Yellow-legged Black (Chrysogaster leachii), A rather elegant Little Snipe Fly ♀︎ (Chrysophilus asiliformis), A Chalcid wasp Sp? (Torymus Sp) and a Brown-footed Leafcutter bee. ? (Megachile versicolor) @norfolknats.bsky.social 0101
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Four from Little Plumstead Garden. Jacob's Rod Asphodeline liburnica), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Peacock (Aglais io) and Painted Nomad Bee ♂︎ (Nomada furcata) @norfolknats.bsky.social 0113
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Five-banded Weevil-wasp (Cerceris quinquefasciata), Hollyhock Weevil (Rhopalapion longirostra), Large-headed Resin Bee (Heriades truncorum) & just hatching Shield Bugs @norfolknats.bsky.social 0124
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Lucky enough too, to see the delightful Broom Hedgehog Aphid (Clenocallis setosa) influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Cten.... Thanks to VB & JB for a glorious day. @norfolknats.bsky.social 0368
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Some recent Aphids - Elder Aphids (Aphis sambuci), Holly APhid (Aphis illicis), Pink Tansy Aphid (Metopeurum fuscoviride) & on Field Maple- Dark periphyllus Aphid (Periphyllus obscurus) @norfolknats.bsky.social 1195
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Three from Holt Lowes - Least Velvet Ant ♀︎ (Myrmosa atra), Green Tiger Beetle (Cincindela campestris) & a Ground Bug Sp (Trapezonotus Sp)? @norfolknats.bsky.social 0203
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026One or two recent odds n ends Minettia longipennis, Matt-backed Melangyna (Melangyna compositarum), Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana) + the trials & tribulations of an Ant dragging a dead spider through the undergrowth. @norfolknats.bsky.social 0112
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Bog Pimpernel (Anagallis tenella), Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Round-leaved Sundew,(Drosera rotundifolia) & Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) @norfolknats.bsky.social 0111
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026A tiny little jumping spider from Holt Lowes yesterday. Euophrys frontalis? @norfolknats.bsky.social 193
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Heather Shieldbug (Rhacognathus punctatus), Heather Ladybird (Chilocorus bipustulatus), Large Skipper & Hairy Sand Wasp (Podalonia hirsuta) Dersingham Fen @norfolknats.bsky.social 0237
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), the delicate strands of Bog Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) clambering over Bog Groove-moss (Aulucomnium palustre) and a sumptuous Round -leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) Dersingham Bog @norfolknats.bsky.social 062
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026A jumping spider from Holme. Attulus saltator? and the Silvery Leafcutter bees working away digging their nests. A short clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsey... @norfolknats.bsky.social 0112
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026One or two from Titchwell. Mating Stiletto flies (Dalineura anilis) through the Marram Grass, a Strandline Fly ? , Devil's Coach Horse Beetle (Ocypus olens) & a Trypoxylon Sp wasp @norfolknats.bsky.social 1131
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I went to look at some Hollyhocks in Aylsham for the Hollyhock weevil - No luck! But found a Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus) making short thrift of the Sage Leaf Hoppers on the Hollyhock leaves. @norfolknats.bsky.social 181
Reposted by @caryocatactes.bsky.socialiNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Some spectacular parasitic fungus for your feed: Ophiocordyceps curculionum! 119946
