Sit!
If evolution ever designed a fly that looks more like a small dog – or perhaps one of those battery-powered toy dogs that turns back flips – I’d very much like to see it. This is a conopid fly, or … Continued
Beauty and the beast
I went for a walk around the village this afternoon, more in hope than expectation of finding something interesting, but it turns out that it’s been an unusually good winter for Peacock butterflies. This was the third one I found, … Continued
Blossom time
Bee-flies and blossom: what could be nicer? Blackthorn is flowering in all the hedgerows in the village (though sadly not in our own little wildlife hedge, which isn’t yet mature enough), and the early emergers among the season’s nectar feeders … Continued
Final instar
Not long to go now: this fifth instar Green Shieldbug nymph only has to moult once more to achieve adulthood. That said, it will be a pretty significant transformation from this stage to the adult, which will be shield-shaped and … Continued
Good times
The whole family descended on us today – L arrived first, with the Boy Wonder, then an hour and a half later H turned up from the Frozen North, followed almost immediately by G and the Baby Brother. Just before … Continued
