Insects of the day

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• Dave Humby Posts: 1,145

  July 2020 edited July 2020

  When out for a walk yesterday I was distracted by a noise. The noise of rapid beating wings. I looked down at my feet and this is what I was met with. Two large dragonfly’s mid ‘courtship’ and apparently being attacked by a hornet(?). 

  
  

  https://youtu.be/uSvnL7Vcf40
  

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• NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813

  July 2020

  No photo but had the privilege of having a butterfly just perch on my shorts as I was taking a rest on the allotment.
  
  Stayed for about 30 seconds.
  
  I got a bit emotional.

  Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  July 2020 edited July 2020

  A comma from our neighbourhood garden group.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Bijdezee Posts: 1,484

  July 2020

  Lovely butterfly enjoying the Yarrow flowers today. Makes leaving wild areas in the garden worthwhile 
  
  I believe its a Gatekeeper. Sorry about the out of focus photo but that was the only one I got with the wings open. 
  
  
  

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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

  July 2020

  Leafcutter bee, I think:

  
  

  A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  July 2020

  @Bijdezee what is the gatekeeper sitting on?
  

  
  

  (It sounds like a spy code. Answer: The Gatekeep sits on the Golden Spoon.) 👁
  

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• Bijdezee Posts: 1,484

  July 2020

  Lol @Fire
  
  It's on Yarrow flowers, stayed there quite a while. 

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  July 2020

  wild edges said:

   I can't find a good fit for this one anywhere.
  

  

  

  Astoishing mandibles! Is she planning to take out a fox?
  

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  July 2020

  They can carry quite large caterpillars so I guess they need some pretty big jaws for that.
  

  Treeface said:

  @wild edges How on earth do you pick up all these bees and wasps without getting stung?!
  

  Carefully   They're mostly very calm and I've never been stung but I wouldn't recommend trying it.
  
  

  
  
  

  If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  July 2020

  Dozy bees are very sedate. Those are the ones that crawl on to my hand quite peacefully.
  

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