Found mine inside my father's house, it likes these places for overwintering, but also likes old walls covered with ivy, 18th October, Vichte, Belgium

by bonitin Oct 24, 2008 7:49 AM

I took it outside to find a nice background for its portret.. It feeds on various broadleaved woody plants.

by bonitin Oct 24, 2008 7:55 AM

Oops.. for a moment it lost its balance and I could have a glimps of its underside..

by bonitin Oct 24, 2008 7:57 AM

Top-view...

by bonitin Oct 24, 2008 8:06 AM

close-up of its head and antennae where one can see the yellow-coloured bands on the two last segments..

by bonitin Oct 24, 2008 8:13 AM