This is a plug for the much-maligned Nettle, a plant most of us humans quickly learn to recognise in order to avoid its stings, though most wildlife seems well able to avoid them. I’ve read that Nettles support 40 species of insect but I wonder if that number is on the conservative side. Here are a few insects I spotted on them earlier this year: 7-spot ladybird larva, the 1st instar of a Common green shieldbug, Grypocoris stysi, Nettle weevil, the larva of the hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri, and a Speckled bush-cricket nymph.
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I like nettles because they support some butterfly caterpillars, but I had no idea about the other insects they give refuge and resources to!
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Yes, it’s great to see the colonies of wriggling caterpillars in the summer. Such unappreciated plants! 🙂
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A good food source too, a lot were used during the war years , similar to spinach, and they have a high vitamin C content.
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I’ve heard nettle soup is quite tasty, and I know someone who uses the plant to dye wool – an extremely useful ‘weed’!
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