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  • Did you know it's National Insect Week???

    Here is a link to the piccies...


    BBC Nature - Your pictures: Celebrating National Insect Week
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France

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    and here is the link to events..

    Find National Insect Week events near you | National Insect Week
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France

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    • #3
      Thanks Nicos, these critters don't often get the good press they mostly deserve.
      The cats' valet.

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      • #4
        I didn't know, but thanks for highlighting it.

        Be kind to insects this week - and every week!
        Pain is still pain, suffering is still suffering, regardless of whoever, or whatever, is the victim.
        Everything is worthy of kindness.

        http://thegentlebrethren.wordpress.com

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        • #5
          Originally posted by dogsbody View Post
          Thanks Nicos, these critters don't often get the good press they mostly deserve.
          Very true.
          Pain is still pain, suffering is still suffering, regardless of whoever, or whatever, is the victim.
          Everything is worthy of kindness.

          http://thegentlebrethren.wordpress.com

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          • #6
            Thanks Nicos. Stunning photos.
            Lots of events going on near me but mostly for ages 1-4. Even I'm not that young

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Thanks Nicos. Stunning photos.
              Lots of events going on near me but mostly for ages 1-4. Even I'm not that young
              VC none of us are any older than 9. Simply keep adding the numbers in your age together until you get a single digit number. Currently I am 2 soon to be 3! (You can have great fun with birthday cards - sending very appropriate age related ones!!).

              [Humble apologies for the temporary hijack]
              The cats' valet.

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              • #8
                Aww Thanks dogsbody That makes me 4 and I can go to all those fun events. It would have been so disappointing if I'd been too old (5-9)

                As you were..................
                Last edited by veggiechicken; 25-06-2014, 10:37 AM. Reason: Knocked 10 years off my age by mistake!!

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                • #9
                  Might be a good idea if we all put aside a bit of time this week and actually go and look at the variety of insects in our garden /plot? ( apart from the greenfly/whitefly/sawfly/cherry aphid, caterpillars,lily beetle etc etc) and perhaps try to id them??

                  I have to say that I'd like to be able to identify more of the 'goodies' in the garden!
                  "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                  Location....Normandy France

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                  • #10
                    It might be national insect week but it hasn't stopped me splatting a few greenfly today and squishing a few cabbage white caterpillars that were noshing on my cabbages.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Nicos View Post
                      Might be a good idea if we all put aside a bit of time this week and actually go and look at the variety of insects in our garden /plot? ( apart from the greenfly/whitefly/sawfly/cherry aphid, caterpillars,lily beetle etc etc) and perhaps try to id them??

                      I have to say that I'd like to be able to identify more of the 'goodies' in the garden!
                      If you just take some time out to sit and stare at a patch of grass, a clump of weeds or some flowers or a shrubs there's always an insect of some sort going about its business. I love watching them, goodies or baddies, they all have a role to play in the great chain of life. They may be small but we'd be lost without them.

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                      • #12
                        Thanks Nicos!
                        I didn't know but thanks for updating us...
                        Be good to insects

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