Mouse (House Mouse)

House Mouse

Mouse (House Mouse)

Binomial Name:  Mus musculus Identification: Weight: 12-30g Overall Length:  175mm including tail Colour: Brownish grey with a grey abdomen Life Cycle: The House mouse reaches…[...]

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Millipede

Millipede

Binomial Name: Oxidus gracilis Identification: Overall Length: 15-30mm Colour: Shiny brown Other Features:  Two pairs of legs per body segment Life Cycle:  After mating in the spring,…[...]

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Cluster Fly

Fly (Cluster Fly)

Binomial Name: Pollenia rudis Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 3-6mm Colour: Adult is dark grey Other Features:  Wings overlap when at rest Life Cycle: The…[...]

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Earwig

Earwig

Binomial Name: Forficula auricularia Identification: Overall Length: Adults up to 2cm Colour: Adults are reddish-brown Other Features:  Males have a pair of curved forceps at…[...]

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Oriental Cockroach

Cockroach (Oriental Cockroach)

Binomial Name: Blatta orientalis Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 25mm Colour: Adult is dark brown, almost black Other Features:  The tegmina (front wings) of the…[...]

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German Cockroach

Cockroach (German Cockroach)

Binomial Name: Blatella germanica Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 10-15mm Colour: Adult is yellowish-brown Other Features:  Two distinctive dark parallel bands run the length of…[...]

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Brown-banded cockroach

Cockroach (Brown-Banded Cockroach)

Binomial Name: Supella longipalpa Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 10-14mm Colour: Adult is brownish-buff Other Features:  Two brownish-yellow bands across the tegmina (wings) Life Cycle:…[...]

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Centipede

Centipedes

Binomial Name: Scutigera coleoptrata Identification: Overall Length: 13-40mm Colour: Greyish yellow to dark brown Other Features:  One pair of legs per body segment Life Cycle:  The…[...]

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Yellowjacket wasp

Yellow Jackets (Wasp)

Binomial Name:  Vespula spp. Identification: Overall Length:  Adult worker is 12-18mm Colour:  Adult worker is black and yellow Life Cycle:  The fertilized queen can usually…[...]

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Paper Wasp, Umbrella Wasp

Umbrella Wasp, aka Paper Wasp

Binomial Name: Polistes spp. Identification: Overall Length: Adult worker 15mm Colour: Adult worker is brownish black with thin yellow markings Life Cycle: Females will live…[...]

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