That is beautiful....and with a shorter journey.
Isolation calendar.
- Thread starter Margaret Pilkington
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one thing i,m really glad of is living in a semi rural area and not a large town or city where the main interest must be counting the cracks in the mean streets.
That Bee fly...is is a bee or is it a fly.
As for the click beetle..well that is ....I hate to say this...ugly and it made me flinch.
As always they are very well shot, but I would have run screaming for the hills(yes...I CAN still run
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As for the click beetle..well that is ....I hate to say this...ugly and it made me flinch.
As always they are very well shot, but I would have run screaming for the hills(yes...I CAN still run
)Behind my door today would be a Downward dog pose....with both heels easily on the floor.
So far I can only do this with heels raised off my mat...but that is OK as long as I keep trying.
I know...I am sad!
So far I can only do this with heels raised off my mat...but that is OK as long as I keep trying.
I know...I am sad!
It is a fly and that long pointy beak thing is used to drink nectar. The click beetle was about 2cm long and unless you were actually looking for bugs you probably wouldn't have see it, they are common in woods and forests.
Thank you Ryewolf for furthering my education....again.
While I am not a fan of creepy things I actually do not mind bees.....I have even been known to put them close to sugar water when the look exhausted.....though not brave enough to pick then up with my hand....I use two bits of card.
I haven't ever been stung by a flying insect...maybe that is because I can run.....FAST.
While I am not a fan of creepy things I actually do not mind bees.....I have even been known to put them close to sugar water when the look exhausted.....though not brave enough to pick then up with my hand....I use two bits of card.
I haven't ever been stung by a flying insect...maybe that is because I can run.....FAST.
Margaret Pilkington I haven't ever been stung by a flying insect...maybe that is because I can run.....FAST.[/QUOTE said:
Yes, you get bitten by mozzies because you smell good.
And if you think they are bad here.....we'll I once went to a wedding in Oz bitten to death I looked like I fell out of the lumpy tree and hit every branch on the way down.
It made me ill......they tried to tell me it was the beer at the wedding...but I did not have any beer...only the toast....
And if you think they are bad here.....we'll I once went to a wedding in Oz bitten to death I looked like I fell out of the lumpy tree and hit every branch on the way down.
It made me ill......they tried to tell me it was the beer at the wedding...but I did not have any beer...only the toast....
On the day i was badly bitten we were at a poolside barbie.
I had slathered myself with mozzie repellent too...the mozzies thought this was sauce!
I had slathered myself with mozzie repellent too...the mozzies thought this was sauce!
no...I gave that up a lot of years ago...just sunscreen and mozzie repellent.
Mozzies thought it was salt and vinegar.
Mozzies thought it was salt and vinegar.
all i know is it worked very well for my late wife.no...I gave that up a lot of years ago...just sunscreen and mozzie repellent.
Mozzies thought it was salt and vinegar.
Nice, you've got two bees and a hoverfly. The first bee is possibly a buff-tailed bumble bee, not sure about the second and the hoverfly looks like a member of the Eristalini group, there are several very similar ones; Eristalis horticola, Eristalis nemorum and Eristalis pertinax
Wow...I am impressed.
Thank you...I thought all of them were bees.....I thought the last one was perhaps a worker, but I have learned something again.
They were not taken recently...and all of the pics were on a stretch of the canal at Clayton.
Thank you...I thought all of them were bees.....I thought the last one was perhaps a worker, but I have learned something again.
They were not taken recently...and all of the pics were on a stretch of the canal at Clayton.
Hoverflies and Beeflies are Bee/Wasp mimics, they're pretending to be something else. Hoverflies have no sting and are harmless. There's a few things to tell if you're flying thing is a bee or wasp or hoverfly.
Hoverflies have only 1 pair of wings and usually stick out at angle, they have much larger eyes that often cover most of the head, they generally have much shorter antennae, no biting mouthparts or sting. They are very good for the garden as they are expert pollinators.
Bees/Wasps have 2 pairs of wings that they usually fold down the length of the body, much smaller eyes and longer antennae, they both have biting mouthparts and stings.
1. A Bee
2. A Wasp
3. A Hoverfly
Hoverflies have only 1 pair of wings and usually stick out at angle, they have much larger eyes that often cover most of the head, they generally have much shorter antennae, no biting mouthparts or sting. They are very good for the garden as they are expert pollinators.
Bees/Wasps have 2 pairs of wings that they usually fold down the length of the body, much smaller eyes and longer antennae, they both have biting mouthparts and stings.
1. A Bee
2. A Wasp
3. A Hoverfly
