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Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-01-2010 07:35

Seen lots of these in the garden last summer..size 4mm ish. This one was on a Mossy Saxifrage flower.

Edited by Roger Thomason on 03-01-2010 07:41

Posted by Stephen R on 02-01-2010 11:46

First wild guess of the year - could it be some sort of Cordilura?

Edited by Stephen R on 02-01-2010 11:53

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 02-01-2010 12:24

First is Coelopa frigida, second is Coelopa sp. I don't know what they are doing in your garden, astoniching.:o

Posted by Stephen R on 02-01-2010 12:42

Well, I got the first two letters right B). I guess everything in Shetland smells like seaweed.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-01-2010 22:30

Stephen.....what can I say, you did manage 4 correct letters, not in the correct order, but nevertheless a vast improvement. Keep up the good work.
Air here is as sweet and pure as anywhere on the Planet, ESPECIALLY since building a huge Oil Terminal about 3 miles from my house. Mmm Nice. Luckily prevailing wind takes any whiff somewhere else...
Stephane..I'm only 40 metres from the sea, I suppose they just fancied something other than rotting seaweed or whatever they eat on the beach.
Regards Roger

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 02-01-2010 22:43

It's true, I had forgotten you were so close to the sea. Not everybody can see Coelopa in his garden, lucky you ! ;)

Edited by Stephane Lebrun on 02-01-2010 22:48

Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-01-2010 22:55

Not so lucky in a storm with salt spray...hard keeping a garden with the weather here.....or slates on the roof :o:D

Roger

Some might think I have a few slates missing anyway...:P

Edited by Roger Thomason on 02-01-2010 22:56

Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-01-2010 23:24

#10

Not really...there is plenty of food for them here, especially after storms. The town of Lerwick has a lot of bother with gulls..changes in ways fish are landed/handled means no food. Also the rubbish used to go to landfill site, and now it is burned to provide heat to houses in the town http://www.sheap-....
The most bother I get in the garden is from a family of Otters which take up winter residence under the garden shed...smell of fish..bring a tear to a glass eye sometimes.

Roger.....

Posted by phil withers on 03-01-2010 01:06

#11

Most people would die to have otters in their garden...I only have fairies in mine (and the occasional Doros)

Posted by Roger Thomason on 03-01-2010 04:04

#12

:| Not according to VIZ's Dictionary AKA Roger's Profanisaurus.....:D

Here are some more from the garden Stephane. I think one of these will be the same as the one taken to sp. level above. Two different times.
The one on the leaf all the same specimen.
The one on Sedum another individual. Hopeful ;)

Edited by Roger Thomason on 03-01-2010 07:38