Wildlife on Fuerteventura

[windermeregolfer]

Tamara yes I can spot the 2 bundles of fluff.

As it has been so quiet we seem to have been able to hear the birds more and spotted this one on a tree on the golf course about 50mts from our back wall, not sure what it is?

   

[milestone11]

Tamara yes I can spot the 2 bundles of fluff.

As it has been so quiet we seem to have been able to hear the birds more and spotted this one on a tree on the golf course about 50mts from our back wall, not sure what it is?

A Southern Grey Shrike WMG.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

aka Shrek :

[McAdam]

Found this dead insect today. I've often seen them building 'nests' on walls with I believe a mix of dirt and their saliva/similar. Anyone know what they are?

I had one that was hanging around my porch more and more. It looked like it was building a nest and I thought it would be best to remove the nest before a bunch of other wasps come by and take up residence.
Up the ladder I go and use a utility knife to slice off this thing that's the size of an avocado stone... Bad Idea... Out of it exploded about 20 caterpillars, all over me.
I had tried to research the wasp before but got it confused with another type and thought I was taking precautions.
When searching again but this time including "caterpillar" into the search, I discovered these belong to the family known as potter wasps/mud dauber as Miles and Perry said. Generally solo, and generally not aggressive.

Since cutting down that first nest, they have been back in several places in the garden. Now they seem to have selected someone out of my way so I just leave them.

[Tardis]

Found this dead insect today. I've often seen them building 'nests' on walls with I believe a mix of dirt and their saliva/similar. Anyone know what they are?

I had one that was hanging around my porch more and more. It looked like it was building a nest and I thought it would be best to remove the nest before a bunch of other wasps come by and take up residence.
Up the ladder I go and use a utility knife to slice off this thing that's the size of an avocado stone... Bad Idea... Out of it exploded about 20 caterpillars, all over me.
I had tried to research the wasp before but got it confused with another type and thought I was taking precautions.
When searching again but this time including "caterpillar" into the search, I discovered these belong to the family known as potter wasps/mud dauber as Miles and Perry said. Generally solo, and generally not aggressive.

Since cutting down that first nest, they have been back in several places in the garden. Now they seem to have selected someone out of my way so I just leave them.

Here's Potter Wasp building a nest in an end tube (5mm diameter) of our clothes air drier.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

So what do we have here? Looks like a shrimp to me but found it indoors today, dead. 

[windermeregolfer]

Ok what is this little critter found in our den / office this morning, had heard a strange buzzing sound whilst lying in bed not a mossie so take it it was this insect.  I got outside and 3 hours later it hasn't flown away, ants were attacking it.

               

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Cockroach! 😥
Exterminate, exterminate 🤣

[windermeregolfer]

Cockroach! 😥
Exterminate, exterminate 🤣

Already met it's maker 

[hairybiker]

Ok what is this little critter found in our den / office this morning, had heard a strange buzzing sound whilst lying in bed not a mossie so take it it was this insect.  I got outside and 3 hours later it hasn't flown away, ants were attacking it.

Looks very much like a thing in Texas that we called a tree roach.  But, of course, the Texas one was WAAAYYYYYY bigger