Here again this year is the competition organised by Natural England and The Guardian to find vernacular names for lesser-known species. Since we have our own worthy vernacular, we've had some fun thinking up Jèrriais names for the creatures in question (as we did last year). Comments and alternatives welcome!
- eune sordonne à cônet - Akera bullata (squid-like sea slug)
- un pique-pêtre / un vêpre vengeabl'ye - Aporus unicolor (spider-hunting wasp)
- un êtchèrbot d'mielle - Brindalus porcicollis (shiny scarab)
- un tchoeu vâseux d'mé / un tchoeu d'vâse - Brissopsis lyrifera (spiny heart in the mud)
- eune vèrte fielle dé mé - Elysia viridis (photosynthesising sea-slug)
- eune moûque au crai-qu'oui / eune moûque des néthes têtes - Halictus eurygnathus (lost bee of the South Downs)
- un con d'sablion / un con d'mîntîn / un mîntîn d'sablion - Peachia cylindrica (lurker in the sand)
- eune moûque à mistenfliûte - Pocota personata (hoverfly in disguise)
- eune vèrte sîngnal'rêsse - Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (glittering green fly)
- eune bênacl'ye à r'nâcl'yes - Sacculina carcini (parasitic barnacle)
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