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Post by Shirls on May 22, 2019 9:05:29 GMT
and found these two, very interesting creatures:  Beetle by on Flickr  Spider by on Flickr One of the spiders legs is over his back, so he is intact. Just look at the detail of his markings if you can see it. On my phone it is so clear. The beetle is a Cardinal Beetle, found on my fuchsia. |
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Post by Marianne Marlow on May 22, 2019 9:25:22 GMT
Wow, Shirls, those are very beautiful creatures, none of which I have ever seen before!
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Post by stevex on May 22, 2019 17:35:01 GMT
Wow, Shirls, those are very beautiful creatures, none of which I have ever seen before!Me neither! Shirls, do you live in a rain forest?  |
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Post by Hezz on May 22, 2019 18:58:16 GMT
Very pretty critters, Shirls. How is the gardening coming along? Have you tamed that front section?
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Post by criswell on May 22, 2019 22:22:33 GMT
I like Cardinal beetles. I've not seen one in ages. Not since the rabbits ate all the fuchsias
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Post by Shirls on May 23, 2019 10:22:33 GMT
Ah so it's fuchsias that Cardinal Beetles like then criswell? Didn't know that. A couple of years ago I had quite a few Cardinals in my wild bit at the bottom of my garden and there is (quite a tatty)fuchsia down there. Got to say this one was on a very healthy fuchsia in the front garden. |
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Post by Shirls on May 23, 2019 10:30:37 GMT
Very pretty critters, Shirls. How is the gardening coming along? Have you tamed that front section? Thanks for asking Hezz, but the only 'taming' has been all the shredding of a huge tree in my neighbours garden being shot over my front 'terraces'. Sycamore I think it was, (not very good with trees) and it seems to have calmed things down a bit. I will take a pic next time I'm out there, have had to come in, it's so bloomin hot!! It's not even mid-day yet! Front terraces looked pretty good when I put all the tulips out (in pots) in the spring, I'll see if I can find a pic of that too. |
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Post by criswell on May 23, 2019 14:13:34 GMT
I think they like fuchsias because they are well camouflage on them. They are predators and eat insects. According to the Wildlife Trust the black-headed species is rare so it's nice that you have one.
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Post by Shirls on May 26, 2019 7:15:00 GMT
Yes criswell, just found out that the black headed Cardinals are the rarer ones, and that they don't eat fuchsias, but insects. So my fuchsias are safe!! |
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Post by jellybean on May 26, 2019 7:57:02 GMT
The beetle I could cope with Shirls, but not the spider, especially not one that size 😲 Great photos though. |
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Post by jolee on May 26, 2019 18:49:33 GMT
Great pictures, beautiful creatures.
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Post by Shirls on May 28, 2019 10:02:02 GMT
Thank you, the pictures were taken by my mobile phone, my camera is now collecting dust in the corner of the room!!
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Post by skysmum on May 29, 2019 16:20:56 GMT
Lovely pics Shirls , that is a freaky looking spider, i don't think ive ever seen one like that, shudder |
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Post by Hezz on May 29, 2019 19:04:44 GMT
Lovely pics Shirls , that is a freaky looking spider, i don't think ive ever seen one like that, shudder The ones I have seen like that usually lie with all their legs either forward or back, not out to the side. On a piece of bark you wouldn't know they were there. Psst ... they are not that big.  |
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Post by skysmum on May 29, 2019 19:52:38 GMT
Lovely pics Shirls , that is a freaky looking spider, i don't think ive ever seen one like that, shudder The ones I have seen like that usually lie with all their legs either forward or back, not out to the side. On a piece of bark you wouldn't know they were there. Psst ... they are not that big. That's a relief Hezz phew, he looks positively mutant in the pic, it's the ones with hairy legs that freak me out |
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