FWIW, that brings my list for 2026 so far to 488 different species of "bug", including insects, arachnids, & a few isopods & gastropods.

About 350 of those have been seen in our garden & most of the rest close by in SW Germany, with ~20 more in the UK, NL, & ES.

I don't have definitive IDs for every single one, but I'm pretty sure they're almost all distinct.

Can I reach 500 by year's end? I observed ~25 species in Nov & Dec last year, but I've already catalogued many of those in 2026 🧐