Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) early stage nymph. Wherever there is dock (Rumex) you are bound to spot a few of these living on it, feeding on the fruits and seeds. They pass through five stages before becoming an adult as in the last image. Double-click to get closer still …
Copyright: Peter Hillman
Camera used: Nikon D7200
Date taken: 7th July 2019
Place: Local field, Staffordshire
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Oh! You mean that kind of dock! I thought you’d found a special bug on a different kind of dock — the wooden ones that are home to other sorts of weird creatures!
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Oh yes … I mean the plant dock and not the wooden kind next to water, lol 🙂
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Look at those antennae of the nymph!!!
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Two great shots. That first one is truly amazing. 😁
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Thank you, Irene 🙂
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You’re welcome. 😊
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My, what BIG attennae you have! 😉
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Right from the outset 🙂
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Weird is right. Something new to look out for on our heaps of nearby dock leaves.
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This was the first time I had really seen the nymphs and was quite surprised at how strange they looked.
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