spiders – Wild Garden Travel

Posted on 24th Jun 201924th Jun 2019 by sarahjwm

Monday’s bugs in the Rose Garden

The rose gardens at RHS Rosemore near Torrington, Devon are now at their peak. I went to look at what bug life they were supporting and found something I didn’t expect.

When I first saw this I couldn’t make out what I was looking at, it was tiny and I didn’t have my glasses. When I looked at my photos later I realised it was a bright green spider eating a fly.

These hover flies in their striking livery were really enjoying the roses

There were also a large number of tiny flies in amongst the stamens

A patch of Euphorbia attracted a variety of flying insects. The wings are beautifully iridescent

You can just see the wings as it takes flight, its legs heavy with pollen.

Posted on 7th Jun 201915th Jun 2019 by sarahjwm

Friday’s flowers – spiders emerging on a wet day

I love the droplets of rain on flowers and leaves here in my garden. I found these tiny nearly emerged spiders in my hedge.