It soon managed to start climbing the dry side of the dish:
I'm not sure what the round dots are near its rear end:
Nor have I any idea what sort of insect it is as yet. Somewhat like an earwig.
Size was about 6 to 8mm long.
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Dog Dish Insect
There is always an added meat content in Penny's outside water dish. When I went to fill it a few days ago I saw this beasty thrashing about in what little water remained in the bottom of the dish:
It soon managed to start climbing the dry side of the dish:
I'm not sure what the round dots are near its rear end:
Nor have I any idea what sort of insect it is as yet. Somewhat like an earwig.
Size was about 6 to 8mm long.
It soon managed to start climbing the dry side of the dish:
I'm not sure what the round dots are near its rear end:
Nor have I any idea what sort of insect it is as yet. Somewhat like an earwig.
Size was about 6 to 8mm long.
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It looks like an earwig. The forceps are a bit small.
ReplyDeleteThe little bobbles are mites I think.
As a child I used to find the baby fish in the watering cans and buckets interesting. They were, of course, mosquito larvae. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was rather like an earwig too John. Whatever it turns out to be, keep it down there in the flatlands - I don't want to see it in my dog's bowl!
ReplyDeleteCould it be a Woodland Earwig?
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