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

[Nicos]

Here is a link to the piccies...


BBC Nature - Your pictures: Celebrating National Insect Week

[Nicos]

and here is the link to events..

Find National Insect Week events near you | National Insect Week

[dogsbody]

Thanks Nicos, these critters don't often get the good press they mostly deserve.

[Knight of Albion]

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

Be kind to insects this week - and every week!

[Knight of Albion]

Thanks Nicos, these critters don't often get the good press they mostly deserve.

Very true.

[veggiechicken]

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

[dogsbody]

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]

[veggiechicken]

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..................

[Nicos]

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!

[greenishfing]

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.

[veggiechicken]

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.

[simongrow778]

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