Yewbarrow

I have to confess that the moth was found on a brick that I had cause to move this morning. At first I thought it was a splodge of bird poo! It’s a huge moth that I could just pick up and place on the birch log – amazing!

I seem to have thousands of these spiderlings in the garden at the mo. I had some clumped outside on the lounge doora couple of days ago and yesterday I moved a big pot to find I’d disturbed another clump that proceeded to run up my jeans These are on some lavender.

Evening Jane, we get those spiders on our box, I had several clumps in the greenhouse last year, they get every where!!!!

A great pic Jane and fascinating to see them grouped on the plant, very pretty too.

It is big Jane and looks fluffy or woolly. It blends in beautifully on the bark.

I love these nests Jane, when I touch one the little critters run out in all directions and fan out, before they slowly subside back into the clump again.

Beautiful

Interesting links from Jane ….. thanks Jane

http://www.rosspiper.net/2013/05/14/the-bees-sleeping/ and

https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-sleep.html

That is fascinating Anne. I must look round the garden at dusk. So perhaps the bees I have seen comatose on a flower are only sleeping and I have been doing wrong in giving them sugar water to get them going

I was thinking that too, Cilla I actually saw a bumble sleeping on the oregano around noon but I wouldn’t have known this if it hadn’t been for Anne! – don’t necessarily wait until dusk as they don’t necessarily have the same hours as us

If they are sleeping on a flower or stem they are going to get pretty wet