Sùil air Meanbh-bhiastagan na Gaidhealtachd ’s nan Eilean

Mini-beasts of the Highlands and Islands

Millipide (Strigamia maritiumus) Mìle-chasach

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais uriticae) Dealan breac-bhallach

Red Ant (Myrmica ruginodis) Seangan dearg

Hebridean Bumblebee (Bombus jonelius Hebridensis) Seillean Mòr

Slater (Porcellio scaber) Corra-chòsag

House spider (Tegenaria domesitica) Damhan-allaidh an taighe

Money spider (Erigone altra) Damhan-allaidh an airgid

Ladybird (10 spot) (Adalia 10-punctata) Daolag dhearg bhreac

Centipede (Liothobius forficatus) Ceud-chasach

Blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) Tarbh-nathrach gorm

Mayfly (Ephemera danica) Lon-chraois

Emperor moth caterpillar (Saturnia pavonia) Bratag an Iompaire chorcaraich

Tick (Ixodes ricinus) Gartan

Meadow brown (Manidla jurtina) Dealan donn

Ground beetle (Pterostichus madidus) Cearran crè

Daddy-long-legs (Tipula paludosa) Fìdhlear

Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) Iompaire corcarach

Midge (Culicoides impunctatus) Meanbh-chuileag

Freshwater shrimp (Gammarus deubeni) Carran fìor-uisge

Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) Boiteag chumanta

Common earwig (Forficual auricularia) Gobhlag Stobach

Dung beetle (Gedtrupes stercorarius) Ceardaman

House-fly (Musca domestica) Cuileag

Large white (Pieris brassicae) Dealan a’ chàil

Black slug (Arion ater) Cadalag dhubh

Green grasshopper (Omocestris viridulus) Fionnan-feòir uaine

Bluebottle (Calliphora vomitoria) Cuileag mhòr

Machair snail (Helicella itala) Seilcheag a’ mhachaire

Illustrated by Anne MacKenzie Dealbhan le Anna NicChoinnich

Printed on environmentally friendly paper Clò-bhuailte gun chron dhan àrainneachd

Chan eil na meanbh-bhiastagan seo an t-aon mheud ’s a tha iad gu nàdarrach m.e. tha gartan, meanbh-cuileag, seangan dearg tòrr nàs motha. The insects on this poster are not to scale. For example, tick, midge, red ant are much enlarged.