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1st: Labyrinth spider A labyrinth spider, with a fabulous large and complex tunneled web in the long grasses. As we watched, it rushed out from the inner depths, grabbed a fly and raced back down. It then turned around and began to enjoy its lunch in the entrance to its 'lair', giving us a wonderfully convenient 'front row' view' All this drama that goes on beneath our feet.. what a privilege to get to watch it. We also spied what we are fairly sure is a Common Green Grasshopper (with brown sides) and an ichumen wasp: a diplazon laetatorius, identifiable by the white marks on its hind legs. So much life is spotted simply by crouching down in the grass and waiting!!! We love it!     |
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2nd: Labyrinth spider Today we managed to catch some video footage of our spider |
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3rd: And yet more Yesterday we found another labyrinth web and spider, although the tunnel in this one was less obvious. And whilst we began the day with rain (as the photo shows), it ended with sunshine and so a happy half hour was spent trying hard to take photos of the many Large Red and Common Bluer damselflies round the garden pond - we largely failed. Success in the strawberry bed though as we picked the first strawberries of the year!!!    |