Dougy Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) Something i found while moving some decking. Another one with occupant Edited May 17, 2021 by Dougy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Are they dead man's fingers fungus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I would be putting the decking back quickly. 😟 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Time for a nice flagstone patio 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 24-d..............simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mungler said: Time for a nice flagstone patio 😆 Cant afford anything that posh, its only for outside my cave, its my outside pottering about area under cover, just putting cheap Wickes slabs down. 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: 24-d..............simples Ive got a gas burner if they start to get aggressive. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Wax moth larvae ,They live in the silk tunnels they make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoolinDalton Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 They’re not dead man’s fingers as, according to a site that I’ve just googled, DMF are black and look , surprisingly, like fingers! Are these things a type of plant? They look like roots, similar to a parsnip or mooli. They’re not cocoons, are they? With there being a maggot / grub in the picture, I thought perhaps it could be a connection. Several years ago, I had stored a drawer unit ( old and solidly built) in the shed. One day, when I’d taken a drawer out for some reason, I found dozens of vertical tubes, side by side, made from paper. I assumed/ decided that they were made by some small species of wasp or other flying insect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 23 minutes ago, Dougy said: Cant afford anything that posh, its only for outside my cave, its my outside pottering about area under cover, just putting cheap Wickes slabs down. Ive got a gas burner if they start to get aggressive. 😀 naaahh..........napalm is the way to go...and then frag 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, ditchman said: naaahh..........napalm is the way to go...and then frag 'em polystyrene dissolved in petrol, poured into a container very nasty stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windswept Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 38 minutes ago, Andy H said: Wax moth larvae ,They live in the silk tunnels they make. Or the similar bee moth. Aphomia sociella. https://herefordandworcestermoths.blogspot.com/2015/02/bee-moth-aphomia-sociella.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted May 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Windswept said: Or the similar bee moth. Aphomia sociella. https://herefordandworcestermoths.blogspot.com/2015/02/bee-moth-aphomia-sociella.html Thats them 9 hours ago, Andy H said: Wax moth larvae ,They live in the silk tunnels they make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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