Wednesday 5 July 2023

Seeing the Changes 1840

Excitements in Bynea. Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) was blooming. A Peach blossom moth (Thyatira batis) had been a RTA. Aphids dined on a Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus). These aphids were being herded by protective ants, trying to ward off a mass ladybird attack.

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