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Wildlife on Fuerteventura
Saw this fellow on the beach near the Atlantico yesterday afternoon, probably well fed from the fish in the pond / beck just behind him  Smile Smile

          
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(10-11-2019, 11:15 PM)TamaraEnLaPlaya Wrote: And any ideas what butterfly/moth this caterpillar is related to? Found then boring out of new seedpods on the daturas today!:

Looks like some kind of Hawk moth Tamara

Despite the toxic sap that daturas have, hawk moth caterpillars have no problem munching the leaves.

The adult moths also like to visit the flowers during the evening / night when the scent is at its strongest.
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(24-11-2019, 06:57 PM)Tardis Wrote: We found this small spider (body length, less than 1cm) on the edge of our patio table. 

Can anyone identify it.

Looks like the ones I call the chameleons as they seem to change colour according to their surroundings - I love them!

See post #22. Gone Fishing thinks they could be Crab/Flower spiders.
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(25-11-2019, 08:49 PM)TamaraEnLaPlaya Wrote:
(24-11-2019, 06:57 PM)Tardis Wrote: We found this small spider (body length, less than 1cm) on the edge of our patio table. 

Can anyone identify it.

Looks like the ones I call the chameleons as they seem to change colour according to their surroundings - I love them!

See post #22. Gone Fishing thinks they could be Crab/Flower spiders.

Yes, it's very similar.  It's now residing under our patio table
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A fly on our Milkweed


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A pair of buzzards over Tindaya at lunchtime

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and this little bird has been on my driveway all afternoon

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Great pics Tamara. Little bird, Besbita? - wagtail I think.  Rock Pipit?
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[Image: IWZvjHP.jpg] this little fella spent an hour on my terrace this afternoon. He was about 1" long.

[Image: P6JKCxu.jpg] any ideas who he is?
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Could he be a species of cockroach ?
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Don't think so/hope so, and he was still in same area of terrace today.

If he is still there tomorrow, after the rain, is there any way I can do a 'cockroach test' to find out for sure?  Big Grin
Any doubt and it's the extreme annihilation spray I'm afraid!

Edit: couldn't forget about him so I've just been out in the rain, with a torch, and found him! Rolleyes 
Now bagged ready for further investigation in the morning! Dog thought it was good fun!
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