Tuesday, 11 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 152. Earwig

This insect's name is based on an ancient superstition. Namely, that it could burrow through the auditory canal, to eat a sleeping person's brains!

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Seeing the Changes 2127

In Loughor, saw a Buzzard ( Buteo buteo ) being mobbed by gulls. Also, spotted my first butterfly of the year in Penclacwydd: a ...