Adrian: A lot of insect life round here seems to have suffered a near wipe out from the 'Beast from the East' last Spring. Very few butterflies, ladybirds or even hoverflies.
I was looking at the grain coming in from the combine and every trailer load is jam packed with them and large ground beetles with a lavender fringe. I'll get some pictures tomorrow.
Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John
Thousands of these here this year.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: A lot of insect life round here seems to have suffered a near wipe out from the 'Beast from the East' last Spring. Very few butterflies, ladybirds or even hoverflies.
DeleteI was looking at the grain coming in from the combine and every trailer load is jam packed with them and large ground beetles with a lavender fringe. I'll get some pictures tomorrow.
DeleteShe's so shiny!
ReplyDeleteJohn, I have not seen a single one this year. Looking at the underside I am reminded of a very omplicated engine of some kind.
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