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Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Hitching a free ride...

 

While out on Monday I was somewhat surprised to discover a Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) had landed on my t shirt having walked past a hedgerow.

Ladybirds are actually a species of Beetle of around some 5 to 8 mm length and eat aphids which makes them the most useful friend of gardeners,often to found overwintering indoors or in dry, sheltered crevices such as beneath tree bark.

I carefully enticed it onto my find placing it on some nearby vegetation before moving on.

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