Justin and Brian should settle it with a duel. Cravats at dawn. #TheArchers

What better place to snooze than an old foxglove seed-head? #UKWildlife #ladybird #Coccinellidae

A pair of 0.35mm long female Alaptus minimus wasps of the Mymaridae found in the garden birch tree this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae

@flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gavinbroad.bsky.social @rockwolf74.bsky.social Do you know anyone who is good at scale insects? Found this larva(?) and can't identify it. Am presuming it's a scale, might well be wrong! Thanks.

A beautiful 0.22mm long female Megaphragma noyesi wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae #HighWeald

A very handsome female Chartocerus subaeneus parasitoid wasp of the Signiphoridae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter on a much better day than today. It has been a good year for Signiphoridae hereabouts. #UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #HighWeald

A very fat third instar larva of Coniopteryx pygmaea found in the garden when it wasn't raining. #UKWildlife #Coniopterygidae

A handsome female Prochiloneurus bolivari wasp of the Encyrtidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter yesterday. Thanks are owed to John Noyes for identification help. #UKWildlife #wasps #Encyrtidae #HighWeald

A 0.3mm long female Alaptus minimus parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found under pine trees in Brede High Woods. #UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald

Most likely a strongly marked form of Pseudoligosita nigripes, this female wasp of the Trichogrammatidae was a challenge to identify. Found on the fourth of September under pines in Brede High Woods. #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae #HighWeald

A beautiful male Migrant Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna mixta) perched on a dry stem of Verbascum in the garden this lunchtime. #UKWildlife #dragonfly #MigrantHawker

A rather handsome human flea (Pulex irritans) that was found on a badger at Mallydams Wood. #UKWildlife #flea #Siphonaptera

A beautiful afternoon in the garden. #UKWildlife #Ladybird #Harlequin

A handsome female flea Ischnopsyllus octatenus found on a pipistrelle bat at Mallydams Wood. There were three fleas on the bat, one male and two female. #UKWildlife #Flea #Siphonaptera

A 0.8mm long male Centrodora amoena wasp of the Aphelinidae next to a female Megaphragma noyesi wasp of the Trichogrammatidae. Both were found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Aphelinidae #Trichogrammatidae

A female Callitula pyrrhogaster wasp of the Pteromalidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Pteromalidae #HighWeald

A beautiful female Mymar pulchellum parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae standing over a tiny female Megaphragma noyesi parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae. They were both found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. Wasps are wondrous! #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Trichogrammatidae

A male Trichopria verticillata wasp of the Diapriidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter. #UKWildlife #wasps #Diapriidae #HighWeald

An Aeolothrips intermedius found in the old meadow at great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #thrips #Thysanoptera #HighWeald

A beautiful Slow-worm today. This individual was first seen as a young one on 3rd May and still lives happily in the same section of garden. There are other slow-worms in other areas, but this one doesn't seem to stray far. #UKWildlife #Slow-worm

A beautiful Common Chthonid (Chthonius ischnocheles) seen in the garden this afternoon. Any day with a Pseudoscorpion is a good day! #UKWildlife #Pseudoscorpion #Chthonid

A damaged female Centrodora acridiphaga parasitoid wasp of the Aphelinidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Aphelinidae #HighWeald

A male Oligosita pallida parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found in the garden birch tree. #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae

A pair of female Epoligosita nudipennis parasitoid wasps of the Trichogrammatidae found in the garden birch tree today. Love the length of wing fringe! #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae

A beautiful 0.6mm long female Centrodora livens found in the meadow at Great Dixter this morning. Wings are more reduced than on any other individual of this species that I've found previously, but the only other possibility is C.danica which is unlikely. #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Aphelinidae

The intricate beauty of a Spiked Shieldbug as seen from below. #UKWildlife #Shieldbug #Hemiptera #HighWeald

Exuviae of a true bug. Presuming it to be the final instar of a Hemiptera, but open to ideas. @rockwolf74.bsky.social #exuviae #HighWeald

@davidnotton.bsky.social Don't suppose you can help with this wasp? The enlarged scape and other things ought to be helpful, but it's beaten me!

A fine example of brachyptery on this 0.4mm long Oligosita acestes wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter today. #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Trichogrammatidae

A beautiful 5mm long Ormyrus nitidulus parasitoid wasp of the Ormyridae found under pine trees in Brede High Woods this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Ormyridae #HighWeald

A tiny Merothrips brunneus found under pine trees this morning in Brede High Woods. #UKWildlife #Thysanoptera #Thrips #HighWeald

Moonrise last evening came with an unexpected extra!

A female Gypsy Moth (?) found resting against the trunk of the garden birch tree. #UKWildlife #moths #Lepidoptera

A beautiful female Chaetostricha similis parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found in the garden birch tree this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae

One of three 0.6mm long Thysanus ater wasps of the Signiphoridae (2 male, 1 female) found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. This species is a secondary parasite of armored scale insects. The antennal club is remarkable. #UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #HighWeald

One of three beautiful 0.22mm long female Megaphragma noyesi wasps found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. These tiny wasps are parasitoids of the eggs of thrips, but we don't yet know which species. There is always more to discover! #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Trichogrammatidae

A handsome Dendrothrips degeeri found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #Thrips #HighWeald

Managed to relocate the Jersey Tiger that had been romping round the house all night. Gave an opportunity to look closely at those fabulous snazzy markings. #UKWildlife #moths #JerseyTiger

A beautiful Cleruchus leptosoma wasp of the Mymaridae found this morning in Brede High Woods. My favourite genus. #UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald

A 0.7mm long female Chartocerus subaeneus parasitoid wasp of the Signiphoridae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. Very rarely find any of this family. #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Signiphoridae

A 0.4mm long female Alaptus pallidicornis parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald

A beautiful 0.22mm long female Megaphragma noyesi parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae #HighWeald

A female Aphelinus abdominalis parasitoid wasp of the Aphelinidae found in the meadow at Great Dixter. #UKWildlife #wasps #Aphelinidae #HighWeald.

A 0.8mm long female Chaetostricha dimidiata wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found in Brede High Woods today. #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Trichogrammatidae

A 0.3mm long female Alaptus minimus parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found in Brede High Woods this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald

A beautiful Macroteleia bicolora wasp of the Scelionidae found in the meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #HighWeald #wasps #Scelionidae

A beautiful Dusmetia pulex parasitoid wasp of the Encyrtidae found in meadow at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #HighWeald #Encyrtidae

A beautiful Baeus seminulum wasp of the Scelionidae found in meadow grass at Great Dixter this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Scelionidae #HighWeald

A rather snazzy Jersey Tiger in the garden this afternoon. #UKWildlife #moths #JerseyTiger

A spot of hamulus appreciation. Hamuli are the hooks that link hindwing to forewing of insects. #wasps #Mymaridae #hamuli