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Wolf Spider, Beecraigs Country Park
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
A male Wolf spider (Pardosa sp.) at Beecraigs Country Park, West Lothian. Pedipalps (the pair of smaller appendages protruding from the head) are large and bulbous in males, as seen in this specimen, compared to females.
22 April 2016
Long-jawed orb-weaver spider, Beecraigs Country Park
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Long-jawed orb-weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa), Beecraigs Country Park, West Lothian. This specimen has a parasitic wasp larva on its abdomen. This explains the difference in size and colouration of this specimen compared to typical characteristics of this species.
22 April 2016
Cornflowers at Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness, created by Buglife as part of an Inner Forth Landscape Initiative project. Amongst plants seeded there are cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), an annual which encourages pollinators. Wildflower meadows are an important habitat for a variety of species. However we have lost over 97% of them in the UK since the 1930s.
02 August 2017
Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Grangepans Wildflower Meadow, Bo'ness, created by Buglife as part of an Inner Forth Landscape Initiative project. Buglife volunteers are in the background of this picture. Amongst plants seeded there are cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), annuals which encourage pollinators. Wildflower meadows are an important habitat for a variety of species. However we have lost over 97% of them in the UK since the 1930s.
02 August 2017
10-spot ladybird larva
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Stirling
10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) larva on leaf at Balallan House, Stirling
06 July 2016
Green-veined White butterfly, Bridgeness, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly at the former Bridgeness Shipbreakers Yard, Bo'ness, a habitat creation project run by Buglife Scotland as part of the activities of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative.
02 August 2017
Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bridgeness, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) at the former Bridgeness Shipbreakers Yard, Bo'ness, a habitat creation project run by Buglife Scotland as part of the activities of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative.
02 August 2017
Weld, Bridgeness, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Weld (Reseda luteola) at the former Bridgeness Shipbreakers Yard, Bo'ness, a habitat creation project run by Buglife Scotland as part of the activities of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative.
02 August 2017
Leafcutter bee on Ragwort at Bridgeness, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at the former Bridgeness Shipbreakers Yard, Bo'ness, a habitat creation project run by Buglife Scotland as part of the activities of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative.
02 August 2017
Leafcutter bee on Ragwort at Bridgeness, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at the former Bridgeness Shipbreakers Yard, Bo'ness, a habitat creation project run by Buglife Scotland as part of the activities of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative.
