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Aug 21, 2010 08:33 |  #1

I went for a poke about on this very damp morning in southern UK. I saw lots of tiny things, which I believe are psocids (thanks to Racketman for pointing me at the ID). There seems to be a spread in maturity, and possibly different species, though I've no idea about that. Here's a selection:

1. This was the most numerous sort, about 2-3mm long, yellow with a darker abdomen and embyonic wings.

IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-6368.jpg

2. This looks like it's probably the same thing but an earlier instar.
IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-6371.jpg

3, When I saw this I couldn't tell what I was looking at. It was only on studying the image on the computer I realised it seemed to be an emergence from one instar to the next. Not a very good shot and cropped from the original, but the only one I have showing this activity.
IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-6373.jpg

4. One with full wings. This and the previous were on the plastic gutter of my shed.
IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-6374.jpg

5. While looking at these I saw a strange thing I haven't seen before. It looked superficially like a tiny woodlouse, but it only has six legs and its body is not segmented. Any ideas what it is? Notice in the bottom right the wing of yet another psocid.
IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-6359.jpg

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IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-6360.jpg

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Aug 21, 2010 10:27 |  #2

Nice series




  
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Aug 21, 2010 12:55 |  #3

Some fantastic micro bugs there Mark.

I have never seen a lot of these smaller ones, I am beginning to think its the aging eyes.


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Aug 21, 2010 15:06 |  #4

Lovely series of captures.
Last shot is a waxy lacewing nymph Coniopterygidae.
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Aug 22, 2010 00:16 |  #5

Lovely series of shots!


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Aug 22, 2010 09:00 |  #6

Thanks for comments all, much appreciated.

LordV wrote in post #10762860 (external link)
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Last shot is a waxy lacewing nymph Coniopterygidae.
Brian v.

Wow, thanks Brian - they're not even mentioned in any of my books - I'd never have found it. Cheers!


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Aug 23, 2010 00:36 |  #7

Very nice shots of these tiny creatures :)


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