I recently took some vine weevils into custody to be the test subjects for my UV torch. I'd forgotten about them until today when I had to free a large bumblebee from a spider's web in the greenhouse and the spider gave me a reproachful look for stealing her dinner. She seemed happy with the weevils as a repayment, and I might have gained some small satisfaction from the arrangement as well if I'm honest It must be handy having a cling film dispenser in your bum.
Lovely markings on this spider too.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
A couple of shelly creatures. A cream-spotted ladybird and a Rosemary beetle. I've confined the rosemary beetle to bug jail at the moment, it's the first one I've seen and I'm sure many will follow but I'm reluctant to let it go despite how amazing it looks.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
They lose their appeal when they're destroying your plants. Think of them in the same way as you think of pretty lily beetles and treat them accordingly.
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It was hovering before it landed so maybe it's a hover fly 🤔