Sudden burst of hot weather brought out a myriad of small(ish) creatures. These moths have no mouth parts and survive on fat stores made as a caterpillar for long enough to find a mate, breed and for the female to lay her eggs. Another (less innocuous) night-time visitor was this Black Bull Ant who was dragging around another Bull Ant (still alive) on the verandah to no clear purpose. In the heat of the day a Red Meat Ant found a dead blowfly and was struggling to drag it across the sand to its nest entrance. When others rushed to 'help' things went from bad to worse - with each pulling in a different direction. One of the ants did bite off the fly's wings to make it easier to drag - but it didn't seem to make much difference. I'm sure they worked it out - too hot for me to wait and see. It's a bumper time for the bees with a large range of flowers available for nectar/pollen collection. Which suits all manner of birds and insects, including the Hoverfly.
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Angel Beigesang
25/10/2019 02:00:16 pm
I think these brilliant and exuberant photographic spring studies would have even the insectophobes amongst us in their thrall.
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