Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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6 September 2010
19:4669005#1
Seems to have rained these strange little chaps over the last few days in Deal - any ideas ??
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6 September 2010
19:4669006#2
Nope, but what a lovely photo!!

howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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6 September 2010
19:4769007#3
had them besiege my garden last week.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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6 September 2010
20:0569011#4
Do they come bubble-wrapped as in the photo, Paul?
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6 September 2010
21:3469029#5
Looks like he's taken a leaf out of someone's book!!!

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6 September 2010
22:1469050#6
They become butterflies Paul.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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6 September 2010
22:2669059#7
These two beauties have been on the living room wall all evening. Luckily, the household member`s are all away at the present time, so I can enjoy. I shall be putting them outside tonight before I retire, though they will be back again. Must have been one of the parent`s in here last week. These two above are mere babies. Back to this thread though, we have had a number of very large spider`s in the place the past few month`s, as opposed to caterpillar`s.
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6 September 2010
23:3269067#8
Wow, Colin. It's a long time since I have seen such fine........
anaglypta.
PG.
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7 September 2010
07:4369081#9
Thank you Peter. It`s the anaglypta that the spider`s like I`ve discovered, as opposed to some of the more garish patterned wallpaper`s used these days. They`re attracted by the neutral colour`s of Dulux emulsion paint. Incidently, I forgot all about them, and they`ve disappeared somewhere`s overnight.
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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7 September 2010
07:5769094#10
Nice caterpillar.
Colin - NOOOOOOOOO

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7 September 2010
08:0669104#11
Jeane, I thought you`d love those spider`s, or is it those hairy legs?
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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7 September 2010
19:2369204#12
Paul, I can't claim credit for the ID but Mandy thinks it's a larva of the Turnip Sawfly. Pic:
http://www.insects.jp/kon-hatikaburaha.htm
Have you got rapeseed near your house? Apparantly they are a bit of a pest:
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/insects-and-invertebrates/12415-turnip-sawfly-explosion.htmlGuest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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7 September 2010
19:5869223#13
Waheeey !!!! Thanks Phil/Mandy and yes it ws rapeseed this year

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7 September 2010
20:3669236#14
I found these large caterpillars when out for a stroll yesterday:
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7 September 2010
23:0169269#17
Hey! those would go well with my Cat boots, please give me the sat-nav details for them!
Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........