Icarus
This was the best of my finds in Tilly’s field this afternoon: a lovely fresh male Common Blue, nectaring on what I think is bird’s foot trefoil. There were three or four around the meadow actually, but this was the … Continued
Horrified
posted in: Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Invertebrates, My garden, Orthoptera, Trees, Worcestershire |
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I spent much of the afternoon stalking grasshoppers and crickets around the village. It isn’t fair, really, because they absolutely hate it – Orthoptera are so far down the food chain that almost everyone eats them, so the closer you … Continued
Bonking beetles
According to Wikipedia, the Common Red Soldier Beetle is commonly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle – a name which I have heard precisely no-one use, ever. However, it is true that they’re the beetles you most commonly … Continued
Old boy
posted in: Damselflies, Grasshoppers, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Orthoptera, Worcestershire |
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It feels as though the Large Red Damselflies have largely deserted our garden now: I haven’t seen a female at either of the ponds for several weeks. For a while we had regular visits by two males, but now this … Continued
