Thursday, 11 August 2022

Seeing the Changes 1692

Some non-Lepidopteran highlights at Crymlyn burrows today. Wild migonette (Reseda lutea) was in bloom. In the dunes, snails crawled up Juncus reeds. A hunting spider (Xysticus cristatus) lurked on Wild carrot and a Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum) buried its head in a Hemp agrimony flower.
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