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Lucky, unlucky

16 Wednesday Oct 2024

Posted by sconzani in insects

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aphid, British hoverflies, hoverfly larva, ladybird, ladybird eating aphid, Syrphus sp larvae

The aphid-eating hoverfly larva (likely one of the Syrphus species) missed its chance here. As you’ll see, though, the ladybird was more on the ball and the aphid lost its second chance.

(I’ve set the video to mute as this park railing is next to a very busy road but I’m not sure that setting has worked, so best to mute your sound before viewing the video.)

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