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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

First dive in Abu Dhabi since the war started - water temperature was 36C (97F) so the corals were stressed and not many slugs about. I did find this minuscule Costasiella - probably the smallest one I have ever seen.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Quite a few scorpions about in the Dubai desert last night. This fat tail scorpion belongs to the Androctonus crassicauda complex

Photo of a dark coloured scorpion sat on sand

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Made a little trip to a Dubai desert reserve last night to look for critters. Got swarmed by these Antlion adults all night long. They are stunning up close and look like little fairies when they flutter around the head torch. #macro #antlion #dubai #invertebrates

A photo of an Antlion adult perched on a twig

Close up photo of an Antlion adult perched on a twig

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I had one earlier this year - picked up in the University’s gym changing rooms. Self treated and it went

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This little undescribed Nembrotha is munching on its ascidian prey - nom nom #nudibranch #seaslug #macro #invertebrates

A photo of a brown sea slug that has orange spots

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Eupeodes corollae - Migrant Hover Fly - their larvae is a good friend to any rose grower

A photo of a migrant hoverfly resting on a rose bloom

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A little Sumo Mite to brighten your morning

A photo of a small red mite on a green leaf

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nice little Misumena vatia on a late season shrub rose. #spood #macro #invert #arachnid

A photo from the side of a Goldenrod Crab Spider perched on a pink rose

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Quick update - the mother relocated one of the hoglets and then it appears she abandoned the other two. So they are now in Vale Wildlife Hospital - whilst there I registered as a release site and bought a hedgehog house for the winter.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Whilst preparing my compost piles reading for the coming autumn influx of leaves, I unfortunately disturbed a mother and her hoglets. Put them back and will now have to monitor to make sure she doesn’t abandon them.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Obviously one of my favourite types of slug

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It reminds me somewhat of the toilet doors in the exec lounge at Seychelles Airport. Representations of the endemic Coco de Mer tree flower and nut.

A sign for a male toilet in the Seychelles featuring the fluorescence of the Coco de Mer tree

A sign on a toilet door in the Seychelles featuring a Coco de Mer nut

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I can’t discount that it is made by a person - but my question would then be for what purpose. Perhaps I am too used to the intricate circles made by Nudibranch egg swirls - and this made me think some type of invertebrate construction

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m kicking myself that I didn’t flip it over to see what the other side looked like - eg a sand covered inverted dome.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The desert doesn’t need a subject. Sometimes the shapes, shadows and light are enough. What do you see first — the curves, the textures or the colours? #UAEdesert #AbuDhabi #desertphotography #dunes #landscapephotography

A photo of the southern Abu Dhabi desert

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I found these strange things in the desert of Abu Dhabi and couldn’t work out what they are. Only thing that came to mind was some type of upturned burrow of a spider - possibly Pterotricha. Each one was about 3-4cm across

Strange structure found in desert. White funnel type structure made of what appear to be silken material

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I thought so - the person who sent it must have been hacked

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Anyone know what this is about? Received in an unsolicited direct message yesterday

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We often get some interesting vehicles turning up at the pub next door

A photo of an old Austin Healey car parked outside a Cotswold pub in England

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Be sure never to move to provincial France

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Nice little hike with the missus this evening in the countryside surrounding our village. #ilmington #cotswolds

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IUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

📣EUROPEAN RED LIST OF MOTHS PUBLISHED!📣 A m(amm)oth task - huge congratulations to the team! Spoiler: >3000 species assessed at the European level, 704 of them endemic. Ca. 25% are listed as Data Deficient & 11% threatened with extinction. op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We have a few Hollyhocks on our village walk #ilmington

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This little thrush was making a bit of a racket yesterday - perhaps it fledged a bit early. Parents found it and were feeding it later so hopefully all good.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

First bit of evidence that I have foxes visiting the garden - my dog also decided to have a bit of Eau de Fox to her scent - so shower for her this morning

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Arrived back in the Uk yesterday and noticed the area is awash with many moths. This one decided to rest in the house today - I believe it is Noctua pronuba - Large yellow underwing. It’s a shame I can’t seem to record it on the iRecord app.

A photo of a moth on a kitchen side bench

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thanks Steve, so at least it’s not a spreading invasive

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is what popped up out of my pond this year - some type of flag Iris

A photo of what appears to be a purplish coloured flag iris flower

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

One of the little wildflower areas in my Ilmington garden. I believe this was a woodland mix.

A photo of some woodland in wildflowers in my UK garden

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Every fan of every club side should ensure that Pochettino never gets another high level job ever again after his statements today.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Farage phoned up FIFA - good news - he’s managed to get Henderson’s yellow card rescinded.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

If only today had become Trump Memorial Day

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#PollinatorWeek So I’m not great with bees here in the UK - it will be a native one and possibly some type of mining bee. It’s perched on a non-native plant (introduced in the 16th Century) - Astrantia major (Great Masterwort)

A native UK been perched on a non-native plant

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#PollinatorWeek Or am I too late to the party. Here is a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa Cardui). The ones we get in the UK are migratory from North Africa and the Middle East - heck of a distance on such little wings.

Photo of a Painted Lady Butterfly feeding on Valerian flowers.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Misumena vatia - Goldenrod Crab Spider perched on a rose petal awaiting its prey to fly in.

A photo of a crab spider sat on a rose petal

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I nice example of Korscheltellus lupulina found on one of my Rose bushes in the UK.

A photo of a common swift moth perched on a cream rose petal

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Here is another one from my UK garden, Oedemera nobilis (Thick-legged Flower Beetle) hanging out on a rose.

A metallic brown coloured beetle perched on a pink rose petal

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Found this great little predatory fly in my garden when I was back in the UK the other week. Not a common sighting as they normally spend their time in tree canopies. Xanthostigma xanthostigma (Small Snakefly)

A photo of a predatory snakefly. It is perched on a mint leaf

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The thing with living in the Cotswolds is that when rooting around in the garden you can unearth stones with fossilised creatures. But then again walls of my house are also full of sea creature fossils.

Fossilised sea creatures can n the wall of my house

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

From the photo my wife has sent me of the wild section of my garden, it looks like I am going to have a busy week on my sojourn back to the UK from Abu Dhabi. That hogweed needs thinning out a fair bit to let the other wildflowers have a chance to break through.

A photo of a dense cover of hogweed in a UK garden

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

One thing I noticed whilst walking around the Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum - they have this little tardigrade models dotted across the site. I’m sure it’s some type of challenge aimed at children - so will be sure to look into it more on my next visit

A photo of a small model of a tardigrade in front of a dinosaur fossil in the background

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

When we bought our house last June, I was aware that one of the trees in the garden was a Hawthorn. So I was expecting a nice display of the white this June, but have been pleasantly surprised it is a red variety. I’m sure the bees will still love it.

A photo of a mature Hawthorn tree with red blossoms.

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

CF express Type A is a bit cheaper

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