Leaf-bothering is quickly becoming one of my favourite things, especially when the weather isn’t good for bird-watching or spotting beautiful insects like butterflies and dragonflies. And it is most special when I turn over a leaf to see scenes like this, of a Parent bug (Elasmucha grisea) and her many babies (according to the British Bugs website, the male bug dies soon after mating while the female lives on to brood her eggs and young offspring). And these weren’t all of the Parent bug’s nymphs, as a neighbouring leaf held even more – I stopped counting at 80! At least she doesn’t have to feed them all.