The weather has finally picked up this Easter holiday week, and the sun showed up and persuaded me to get busy in the garden. I lifted the top of my bird bath and what should I find hiding beneath in a finely woven silken retreat, but this larva of some species or another. I did not wish to disturb it any longer, so I took my shots and covered it back over again.
It does look rather snug in there. Imagine having a bed and duvet like that?
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April 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman
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Wow, fascinating creature , thanks for sharing , don’t get to see some of the weird and wonderful creatures of Earth as often I’d like 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 Nature always seems to find a way of showing the extraordinary, and it is at these times I am as like a child seeing the world for the first time with fresh eyes.
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What species could it be?
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I am not sure. I could not see it all properly and I did not want to disturb it too much. Possibly a moth caterpillar, maybe even a beetle larva.
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My personal guess is a beetle larva. Good luck finding out what it is!
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I think you cold be right on it with that one. Thank you 🙂
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Woah, what a find, Pete!
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It sure was, Jane, and it kick-started me back into my photography after the extended winter haul.
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Let us know what develops Pete…
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If I see it before it flies I will, thank you 🙂
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I grinned at your comment about the larva getting you back into things. It just proves that it doesn’t have to be the graceful butterfly or the colorful flower that gets our juices flowing. This little creature may not be “pretty” in any traditional sense, but it certainly is interesting.
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That is such a lovely comment, Linda, thank you 🙂
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We might see it on here soon with wings on 🙂
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Now that is the tricky part. Trying to catch it with wings on before it flies off never to be seen again!
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It will be interesting to see what it becomes!
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It will if I manage to time it right 🙂
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