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29 Friday Dec 2023

Posted by sconzani in insects

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Azure damselfly, Gorse weevil, insect copulation, mating Common blue butterflies, mating craneflies, mating weevils, Nephrotoma appendiculata, Tipula vernalis

This is how they do it (*wink*) …

Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus)

Two weevil species: left, Gorse weevils (Exapion ulicis) and, right, a very handsome pair that I haven’t yet identified.

Azure damselflies (Coenagrion puella)

Two species of craneflies: top, Nephrotoma appendiculata, and, below, a new species for me, Tipula vernalis.

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98/366 Social distancing?

07 Tuesday Apr 2020

Posted by sconzani in insects, nature, spring, wildflowers

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British weevils, gorse, Gorse flowers, Gorse weevil, mating weevils

Two’s company.

Three’s a crowd.

Uh oh!

Four’s … an orgy? The Gorse weevils I observed during yesterday’s exercise walk in a local park were blatantly ignoring the social distancing rules. Please don’t act like Gorse weevils!

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I'm a writer and photographer; researcher and blogger; birder and nature lover; countryside rambler and city strider; volunteer and biodiversity recorder.

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