caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The 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 · 20/09/2026Thanks Vanna I hope you are both well. 120
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 · 06/09/2026Thanks. I didn't want to go too far with the idea because of the all the fire this summer. Hence, hopefully less is more. 110
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 · 06/09/2026Thank you very much. it was amazing how quickly she moved over the wall carrying it. At one point probably something like 25 seconds to go vertically about twelve feet. Remarkable. 010
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026HelloTim Thank you and thanks for the correction. 000
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 · 11/08/2026I wish. They are being reared by the Citizen Zoo Project and Wheatfen. We were using the workroom today for the DNA project., so lucky to see them in the rearing cage. 010
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 · 03/08/2026Thanks James Your comments much appreciated as ever. 010
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 · 01/08/2026I thought I saw the arrowhead leaves but fair does. Thanks James 010
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 · 24/07/2026I had already submitted it to irecord. I've asked the BAS if they want a resubmission uzing the SRS form. 010
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I had already posted it to irecord but not using the SRS form. Would you like me to resubmit the record using the SRS Form? 100
caryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thanks James I had a couple of leaves with at least ten on them all nibbling and licking away giving that shimmer of movement. Brilliant. Just couldn't get them all in focus. 010
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
