Hummingbird hawk moth on the buddleia this evening. I didn't torture myself by even trying to take a photo. One day I'll find one that stays still for more than a nanosecond.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Not a pretty species or even a very nice species but an uncommon sight here and a good sign of a healthy ecosystem as it relies on the dark arches moth for its reproduction. It's tachinid fly Nowickia ferox. The size of a bumblebee with a horrible bristly bum and an face only its mother could love. Another species added to the garden list too.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I've just seen clouds of flying ants being highlighted by the sun - there must have been literally millions of them! You'll probably need to play this in full screen mode to have any chance of making them out:
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