Wednesday, June 20

All creatures small - some not so great








24 comments:

  1. Yikes, that top one is a beast of a thing.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That’s a ladybird chrysalis, CJ I think it’s a Harlequin ladybird.

      Delete
  2. That first one had me perplexed. It's a pupating ladybird larva isn't it?

    ReplyDelete
  3. I had a really nasty reaction to those ants that bit me several times, its a bugslife for sure

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I have had the same experience several times, David. They seem to make a habit of running up my trousers legs biting on the way.

      Delete
  4. Not all insects are pleasant but they do have their place in the scheme of things. Although there are plenty that I would rather not have in my little slice of the world!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I certainly wish that the ants would stay away, Michelle. We never used it have ants in our gardens but now they seem to be everywhere,

      Delete
  5. Don't love the bad ones but I suppose the good guys need something to eat, right?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That’s true, Margaret but nothing seems to eat those dastardly ants.

      Delete
  6. Great photos, Sue - although the ants make my skin prickle! Ugh!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Certainly not my favourite insect, Caro

      Delete
  7. Loved these pics, especially the ant, seeing those eggs all at different stages is fascinating. Did you dig a nest up?xxx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. There were three nests in one of our growing bags, Dina but we are forever digging up ants nests. The things are everywhere.

      Delete
  8. Hi Sue this might help you not promising re your ants
    http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-ants
    lovely photos by the way blessing to you both

    ReplyDelete
  9. The good, the bad and the ugly! I'm itching just looking at the ants Sue. I've noticed that colonies like to inhabit the corners of my raised beds.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ants will one day take over the world, Anna.

      Delete
  10. Those ants look rather too menacing close up.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love that top photo - looks like a sea amenome! Ants, they really are taking over the world and I think they began with our compost bin!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Just imagine if the ants started to grow in size, Belinda - Antmegeddon

      Delete
  12. The creatures you show, Sue are pretty except there 'rusty' ants. I hate them.
    Happy Saturday!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment - it is great to hear from you and know that there are people out there actually reading what I write! Come back soon.
(By the way any comments just to promote a commercial site, or any comments not directly linked to the theme of my blog, will be deleted)
I am getting quite a lot of spam. It is not published and is just deleted. I have stopped sifting through it and just delete any that ends up in my spam folder in one go so I am sorry if one of your messages is deleted accidentally.
Comments to posts over five days old are all moderated.