18th September |
Original Hedgerow, leg 2.
Dull with showers. |
The fuzzy white ball is a gall made by Jaapiella veronicae - a fly. The growing tip of the plant forms a bulb that contains one or more larvae of the fly.
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Two flowers making a second push - Meadow Vetchling and Birdsfoot Trefoil.
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This tiny (4mm) Stilleto Fly was too small to make out properly with the naked eye. The macro shot shows that it has caught - and is consuming - an even tinier fly. |
Common Carder Bee dangling from Bush Vetch flowers. This is by far our most common Bumblebee this year. |
A large (4 cm.) larva moving quickly through the undergrowth. Bright-line Brown-Eye - Lacanobia oleracea. |
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