Ruby-tailed Wasp (species profile)
What a jewel of an insect! This Ruby-tailed Wasp was spotted at Poltesco.
Photo: Andy Pay
Common Crab Spider (species profile)
This little crab spider was spotted scuttling across the beach at Church Cove, near Gunwalloe.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Jumping Spider (species profile)
This attractive little species of Jumping Spider was spotted at Kennack Sands.
Photo: Tony Blunden
Flavous Nomad Bee (species profile)
Local photographer Andy Pay spotted this lovely little nomad bee at Poltesco. Called the Flavous Nomad Bee, it was gorging itself on Three-cornered Garlic.
Photo: Andy Pay
Leptothrix (species profile)
No, it’s not a miniature oil slick. That oily film on the surface of puddles on The Lizard is an iron-oxidizing bacterium.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Yellow-legged Mining Bee (species profile)
This lovely Yellow-legged Mining Bee was spotted at Poltesco, enjoying both the Alexanders and the sunshine.
Photo: Andy Pay
Hornet (species profile)
Hornets are not anything like as fearsome as they look.
Photo: Ray Surridge
Pollinators: hoverflies
Did you know hoverflies form an important group of pollinators? Read on to find out more about them from local hoverfly enthusiast Andy Pay.
Photo: Andy Pay