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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 23m

Found my first wild #cockroach last night. It was chilling on the bathroom ceiling (because where else would it be?!). I think it’s a dusky cockroach, possibly a nymph. Can anyone confirm that for me please? The thorax was lighter than it looks in the photos. #insects #entomology

An insect with black eyes, very long antennae pale, spiky legs and a pair of short, thin appendages on the rear of its abdomen sits in white pot lid. Its top half (head and thorax) are light brown and its abdomen is dark brown. The wings are transparent.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A bit fed up tonight. The small colony of Firebugs by our garden has been swept up by a neighbour 😱. Tomorrow will see an intervention on their garden waste bin to try and rescue any survivors. Meanwhile I’m consoling myself with cake 🍰 Tidiness is such a blight on nature 😡 #insects

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Met the new nextdoor neighbours today (Firebugs - Pyrrochoris apterus - in case you’re wondering)…. If they shuffle sideways by a metre or so they’ll be a new garden tick for us. The urge to give them a nudge is very strong 😬 #insects #bugs #hemiptera

A group of bright red bugs in amongst some dead leaves and twigs. Some of them have black marks all over their body. Others just have a black mark at the top of their body.

A pear-shaped bright red adult Firebug sitting on my finger. It has a black head and a black rectangle outlined in red below it on its neck. At the top of its body is a black triangle with a small black dot either side of it. Under the triangle are two large black dots and under them there is a large black shield shape with three points.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nice to see some #fungi on our stroll through #EarlhamCemetery today. I think this is a bolete with the early stage of Hypomyces Chrysospermus - bolete mould. Is this right @norwichbirder.bsky.social @ians4ad.bsky.social @jeremybartlett.bsky.social?

A cream coloured mushroom in a patch of grass is covered in a white mould which looks like froth.

A close-up image of the underside of the cap of a cream coloured mushroom. The mushroom doesn’t have gills. Instead it looks sponge-like with lots of small pores where the spores come out. Around the edge of the cap and on the lower part of the stem are blobs of white mould of different sizes. Some of the blobs have joined up to make a coating over the cap.

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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Something to look for this month…

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In July 2023, the eagle fell from his nest and broke his wing. His parents nursed him back to health. At the time, the RSPB called him the "miracle chick". The bird has been nicknamed Kinky by humans, and flies with a distinctive pattern.

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There’s still time to help Save Coul Links. More than 20,000 people have spoken up to protect this unique and beautiful place and stop precious wildlife being destroyed for a golf course. It’s now up to Ministers to decide its fate. You can add your voice here: action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...

Landscape photo showing Coul Links. Sand dunes and sea to the left and sprawling grasses to the right.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Visited the annual spectacle of the ivy bee colony along the main drive at #EarlhamCemetery the other day. Among all the mating mayhem there was this little chap fast asleep on a plantain leaf. He’d obviously had a busy day and needed an early night! #bees #insects

A bee is clinging, head downwards, on a green leaf as it sleeps. It has a long black antenna, black eyes and its thorax (chest and back) is covered in orange hairs. Its abdomen is black with five orange stripes and its legs are covered in pale grey hairs.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m helping save Coul Links. Will you? Coul Links is a beautiful and unique wildlife habitat in the Scottish Highlands. But it is threatened once again with development. Join me in urging Scottish Ministers to say no to this damaging application. action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...

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Save Coul Links!

Your voice could help save this precious habitat from a new threat of development.

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I've just signed "Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/na... @OpenBritainHQ

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our Dog Rose has its first ever Robin’s pincushions. I’m so proud 😊! #galls #gallwasps #gardenwildlife

A branch of a rose bush with a pair of spikey globes growing on it. These are a type of gall commonly called Robin’s pincushions. The galls are caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp called Diplolepis rosae. Each one holds several grubs. The top one is older than the bottom one as can be seen by its pale pinkish red colour. The galls start out as a green colour and turn red as they mature. These galls a very common but they are the first for our garden.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Swallow flyover in ##EarlhamCemetery just now which makes up for the gloom of yesterday’s local election results.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Went looking for the cat in #EarlhamCemetery yesterday and found this instead - Toadflax Brocade. What a stunner! Photos really don’t do it justice. Anyway it’s nfm and I’m very happy about it. (The cat turned up - eventually🙄) #teammoth #norwichmoths

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Guy Venables @guyvenables.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

One of my cartoons for Tuesday's Metro

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A rather nice male Emperor Dragonfly in #EarlhamCemetery on Saturday…

A dragonfly rests on a stick. It has a green thorax (chest) and a turquoise blue abdomen with a black stripe down the middle. Its eyes are large and a blue green colour.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I’ve finally seen a pink grasshopper 🥳. I found it as we were walking along the drive in #EarlhamCemetery. We couldn’t catch it to see if it was hairy underneath but I think it’s a Field Grasshopper nymph going by the shape of the shoulder stripes and tiny wings. #insects #grasshoppers #norwich

A top view of a pink coloured grasshopper sitting on a green leaf surrounded by bits of grass and dead leaves. Its eyes look like they are an off-white colour. It has a strongly kinked white stripe on the edge of each shoulder

A view of a pink coloured grasshopper showing more of its side. It is sitting on a green leaf surrounded by bits of grass and dead leaves. Its eyes look like they are an off-white colour. It has a strongly kinked white stripe on the edge of each shoulder. There is a white mark at the bottom end of each stripe. Its wings are very small so it is probably a nymph not an adult.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Opening the door at night in this weather certainly gets the insects in. Last night we had 2 nfm wander in - an Engrailed and this little beauty - Clancy’s Rustic 😱. Worth every mozzie bite (and there were several…😬) #teammoth #norwichmoths

A light grey moth with four light brown lines and three thin black lines across its wings

A top view of a light grey moth with several black speckles all over its wings. About two thirds down each wing is a dark kidney shaped spot with a thin cream outline. Below these spots are three small dark brown spots underlined in cream. The moth has a white face and large black eyes.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Somewhat surprised to see this on Sandringham Road, #Norwich today… #moths #teammoth #insects

A moth with a light greyish body and a black tail with three white spots down the side is hovering in front of some clusters of small yellow, bell-shaped flowers. Its wings are a brown blur with bright red-orange patches on the bottom edge. It is a hummingbird hawkmoth and it seems very early in the year for it to be flying.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Please sign and share the @seabirdcentre.bsky.social letter asking for the Berwick Bank Offshore Windfarm to be cancelled. It’s going to be lethal for birds - the numbers are frightening. Find it here tinyurl.com/44k5vxfc Thank you #birds #seabirds #scottishwildlife

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Take Action Now - Cancel Berwick Bank

Please take action now - tell SSE and the First Minister to Cancel Berwick Bank.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Did some accidental mothing last night (door open, light on) when this little beauty turned up. I think it’s Evergestis limbata - dark-bordered pearl @norfolkmoths.bsky.social? Even if it isn’t, it’s nfm and nfg and I’m very chuffed #TeamMoth #NorfolkMoths

A triangular-shaped moth with black eyes. Its wings are mainly straw-coloured with a thick light brown band at the bottom of them. A darker brown line is at the top of the band and another one goes from left to right across the middle of the straw- coloured part of the wing. There is a brown splodge above the middle of the band on each wing. Above each splodge is another mark that looks a bit like two hearts joined together along the side. A brown teardrop shaped line starts near the top of the wings and ends at the ‘heart’

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Our first painted lady of the year in Earlham Cemetery yesterday #butterflies

A painted lady butterfly with its wings closed sitting on a white flower on a bramble bush. It has its ‘tongue’ out as it is drinking nectar from the flower. The butterfly’s wings have mainly orange, black, white and olive green markings on them. While the butterfly is in full sun the background is in shadow which gives a nice contrast. The tips of the butterfly’s antennae seem to be glowing in the sunlight.

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Well I wasn’t expecting this when I opened the front door last night… #amphibians #newts #latenightvisitors

An orangey-coloured newt with small black spots on its back and tail is clinging to the silver sill at the bottom of a light blue coloured door. It has small black dashes down the middle of its back and tail and its toes are spread out as it grips the door. It looks a bit surprised (much like I was)

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Can anyone tell me what sort of slime mould this please? It started as a white crust on a buddleia log. The white blobs then turned into the lilac stalks and then the black crusts over a period of two days. I’m guessing this was the entire fruiting cycle. #slimemoulds #fungi

A slime mould that looks like lots of little white balls stuck together on a piece of decaying wood

One day later the same slime mould has turned a lilac colour and looks like a lot of stalks clustered together

Two days later the slime mould has turned into black crusty blobs

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Today has been pretty rubbish because we a tarted clearing out my dad’s house today - something I’ve been putting off for months. On the plus side I saw three red kites on our way home from doing a tip run so that made the day a little better #birds #silverlinings

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littleramstudio @littleramstudio.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Can I ask a favour of you fab folk. Our little online art shop is the only thing keeping us afloat in these testing times, so if you are looking for gifts or a treat for yourself it would be great if you'd consider a print. Or a hit on the share button would be smashing. x littleramstudio.etsy.com

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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

This little fly (about 5mm long) came in with the washing which was a nice change from the usual spiders and occasional bat. Confirmed as Tachypeza nubila by Tony Irwin via the Dipterist’s Forum.

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

Head-starting #Curlew to top up breeding numbers. Please report colour-flagged birds, so that scientists can measure cost-effectiveness ... ... and encourage further Natural England funding. More here (blog from 31 Aug 2022 🎂 2⃣) wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/08/31/w... #ornithology

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