I saw these three over the Christmas holidays. I have almost no idea what they are, so that's the 2015 Quiz: tell me what they are.
This brightly coloured bug was in the bark and ivy of a
willow tree near us. He appears to be wearing the Estelada - the Catalan national flag. The distinctive white spot on the tail must be an
identifier, but I don’t know of what. He might be a Fire Bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus. But then again
he might not.
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L'Estelada, en insecte? |
I found this one inside the underground box that protects
our water pipe and taps, on the edge of a mixed (holm oak and pine) woodland. My
guess: Rana temporaria, the Common Frog. But s/he does not have the distinctive
V shape (chevron) on her back.
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Je suis le frog |
I found this on the edge of the track above the house.
Distinctively white droppings, with a spiral twist and a pointed end. According
to "Animal Tracks and Signs" by Preben Bang and Preben Dahlstrom these are characteristic
features of fox (Vulpes vulpes) droppings. So, maybe a fox?
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The Swiss Army drops in |
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