Survey of shingle species completed

After a whole summer and autumn of surveying, 164 invertebrate species have been recorded including:

  • one entirely new species for Kent Anotylus clypeonitens which is an absolutely tiny beetle;
  • a rare species of dung beetle that was thought extinct until a couple of years ago called Rhyssemus Germanus; and
  • a very rare spider which is a Dungeness speciality called Pellenes tripunctatus (See photo below taken by Tony Witts).

This data, as well as being important in its own right, will also serve as a baseline against which we can measure the effect of the brash piles over time.

Visit the Shingle on the Cusp project page for more details.

 

Pellenes tripunctatus Tony Witts_opt