ARTHROPODS - Neil's Wildlife Journal

spiders, millipedes, centipedes, crabs, woodlice and others

Common Crab Spider [Xysticus cristatus]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022

Castor Bean Tick [Ixodes ricinus]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025

Red Harvestman [Opilio canestrinii]

Male (?) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Aug 2025

Red Harvestman [Opilio canestrinii]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025

Red Harvestman [Opilio canestrinii]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025

Common Harvestman [Phalangium opilio]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2015

Common Harvestman [Phalangium opilio]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025

Common Harvestman [Phalangium opilio]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2015

Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]

Red galls caused by A. cephalonea on the upper surface of a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Apr 2025

Field Maple Gall Mite [Aceria myriadeum]

Galls, initially green but turning red, caused by A. myriadeum on the upper surface of a leaf of Field Maple (Acer campestre) - Location : NT Box Hill, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jun 2025

Sycamore Felt Gall Mite [Aceria pseudoplatani]

Mature erinea (abnormal felty growths of hairs) induced by the gall mite A. pseudoplatani on the under surface of sycamore leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Aug 2025

Sycamore Felt Gall Mite [Aceria pseudoplatani]

Early stage erineum (an abnormal felty growth of hairs) induced by the gall mite A. pseudoplatani on the under surface of a sycamore leaf, to the right of two groups of aestivating Periphyllus acericola aphid nymphs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025

Lime Gall Mite [Eriophyes exilis]

Hairy bump galls caused by E. exilis at vein axils on upper surface of a leaf of Broad-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jul 2025

Lime Gall Mite [Eriophyes exilis]

Hairy bump galls caused by E. exilis at vein axils on underside of a leaf of Broad-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jul 2025

Lime Nail Gall Mite [Eriophyes tiliae]

Lime Nail Gall caused by E. tiliae on leaf of Broad-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025

concrete mite [Balaustium sp.]

red concrete mite adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2025

red velvet mite [Trombidium breei]

T. breei mite attached to wing base of a Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) butterfly - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2015

Pill Millipede [Glomeris marginata]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021

Common Pill Woodlouse [Armadillidium vulgare]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2021

Common Striped Woodlouse [Philoscia muscorum]

Adult – Location : Box Hill, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Sep 2021