Have you ever found an unusual insect or creature in your garden?
@163Mandolingirl (1052)
June 16, 2011 12:44pm CST
I love every aspect of my garden, even though it is a bit small. It isn't only the flowers and trees that I enjoy but every little crawling and flying creature that visits it or inhabits it! The other day I found a huge brown caterpillar hiding in a bit of old carpet. After looking it up in my trusty old book on UK insects, I found that it is called a Goat Moth. I love moths and this one would turn out to be a beauty. A big fluffy one!
Last year I was visited by a gorgeous Hummingbird Moth, that looks like a tiny hummingbird when it is using its tongue to sip nectar.
What creatures visit your garden?
3 responses
@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
17 Jun 11
I found a Black Widow, in my garden last saturday, it shock me, because it has never happened before, because I live in a high place, and this creatures, usualy do not come that high above the sea level. I have talked about this with some neighbours, and they have also find bugs like this recently. I blame the gloval warming.
@163Mandolingirl (1052)
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17 Jun 11
Oh, dear, that's not fun! Global warming seems to be encouraging more mosquitoes here in the UK. Malaria might start coming back! My poor father had that from his early 20s until his 80s. I wouldn't wish that on anyone!
@savypat (20216)
• United States
16 Jun 11
The most unusual things we find in our garden are the Oregon slugs, these beauties are 4 to 5 inches long and come in beautiful pastil colors. Since we have a lot of wild wood around us we just admire them and let them go on their way. We keep them from our garden by the use of crushed egg shells,
@163Mandolingirl (1052)
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17 Jun 11
We sometimes get huge slugs in the UK but I can't call them beauties, even though, like all creatures, they fascinate me!
