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Roger Thomason	#1 Posted on 17-08-2010 16:30
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5254 Joined: 17.07.08	Found this small thing clinging on to a thin piece of grass while I was at the Burn of Valayre. Anyone recognize it? It appears to be either injured or falling to bits....or both. Roger Thomason attached the following image: [143.35Kb]


Tony Irwin	#2 Posted on 17-08-2010 19:51
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7226 Joined: 19.11.04	Adult female Pithanus maerkelii Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


pierred	#3 Posted on 17-08-2010 20:58
Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1431 Joined: 21.04.05	Hi, I would never have thougth of a Miridae !! Damned !! Pierre Duhem


jorgemotalmeida	#4 Posted on 17-08-2010 21:33
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	Photofinish by Tony.


Tony Irwin	#5 Posted on 18-08-2010 00:28
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7226 Joined: 19.11.04	pierred wrote: I would never have thougth of a Miridae !! Damned !! I wouldn't have thought of Miridae either, but I spotted it on the British Bugs gallery - http://www.britis...llery.html Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


Roger Thomason	#6 Posted on 18-08-2010 15:17
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5254 Joined: 17.07.08	Thanks Tony....I was going to say you were a proverbial "Font of Knowledge" till you put the dampers on it with your second posting.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for swearing in my thread Pierre... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How is it a Photofinish Jorge? Slow-mo Camera... When is the next correct ID coming in so I can set my alarm clock.....ZZZzzzzzz........ ....... ..z Roger...zzzz...zzz..........zz..............zz.................z........................z..fart