This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
In Loughor, Mugwort (Artemesia vulgaris) was in bloom. In Bynea, the Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) and Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea) were out. A Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) attempted to root out Ragwort and got some good shots of a hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) on Creeping thistle.
The Oil beetle ( Meloe violaceous ) gets its name from its defensive strategy of releasing oily droplets, of bright orange haemolymph, from...
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