FRIENDS
OF
BRIERDENE
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This page will contain photos and information on all the New Species.
If we run out of new species we will use this page to display information on some of the species found in the Dene.
Total Number of Recorded Species in the Brierdene 31/08/2020
| Groups | Number |
|
Arachnids |
36 |
| Bats | 3 |
| Birds |
126 |
| Bugs & Beatles | 52 |
| Bumblebees - Bees - Solitary Bees | 16 |
| Butterflies | 21 |
| Centipedes & Millipedes |
2 |
| Crustaceans | 5 |
| Dragonflies | 6 |
| Fish and Amphibians | 5 |
| Flies | 55 |
| Fungi | 43 |
| Harvestman | 2 |
| Ladybirds | 9 |
| Mammals | 12 |
| Molluscs | 10 |
|
Lichen,
Liverworts Mosses and Slime Moulds |
121 |
| Moths & Miners | 170 |
| Plants, Bushes & Trees | 330 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
| Wasps | 11 |
| Worms | 11 |
RUBY-TAILED WASP Chrysis ignita
The glittering, metallic Ruby-tailed wasp is one of many species of solitary bee and wasp that can be spotted in a number of habitats from walls to sandy quarries, rocky outcrops to tree trunks. Solitary bees and wasps do not live in colonies like Honey Bees; instead, the female builds a nest by herself, stocks it with pollen, and lays an egg within each cell she has created.
However, the
adults of the Ruby-tailed wasp are a little lazier: the females actually lay
their eggs in the nests of other solitary bees and wasps, especially Mason
Bees.
When the eggs hatch, they eat the larvae of the Mason Bees and develop - this gives the Ruby-tailed wasp its other name of 'Cuckoo Wasp'.
Found throughout the U.K. and can be seen from April to September
Life Span: Approximately 9 to 12 months
If seen up close, the glittering Ruby-tailed wasp is, perhaps, one of the UK's most beautiful insects.
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