Tag: Insects
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Little Beasties everywhere
Birds and bees don’t change all that much between countries and gardens. But there were quite a few little beasties I had never seen before, including a large Western Whip Snake, crawling at speed straight up the embankment, hissing and spitting, because Monty the cat was in full pursuit… Ants Billions of ants in all…
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Ventocoris rusticus and Nigella damascena
And I thought Panda Bears were choosy with their insistence on eucalyptus leaves. At least they live in Eucalyptus forests. The pretty little two-toned Ventocoris rusticus bugs are specialized on Nigella damascena and nothing but. I imagine it’s not that easy to find those flowers that I’ve hardly ever seen growing in the wild around…