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| After it's discovery in Sherwood Forest on 19/03/07, this took some thorough searching on the internet to eventually achieve an ID. This is the larva of Ctesias serra, known commonly as the Cobweb Beetle. It belongs to the Dermestidae family and is described as being common. It lives in crevices and under the bark of ancient trees, feeding on the left-over meals of spiders. This one was found under the bark of one of the ancient Oak stumps in an area of Sherwood Forest. The hairs are part of it's defence mechanism against attack by spiders - thrusting them forward when threatened. The adult beetle is dark brown in colour and less than 1 cm in length. | ||
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| UK distribution of Ctesias
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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