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Sunday 11 January 2009

Firefly

The babies eat snails but the adults do not eat. All of them have wings but only the males fly. They fly once it gets dark and flash a light every second. The females sitting in the grass will flash back if they see a male's light.

Nicrophorus humator

If they find a small dead animal they dig the soil from underneath it, burying it. the female then lays her eggs on or beside the dead animal and the babies will eat it.

Bombardier Beetle

When its frightened this beetle fires hot liquid from its bottom you can hear a pop when it fires.

Green shield bug


Turns green in spring and goes bronze in autumn before hibernating. I have found some of these in England and in Spain.

Silverfish

This insect doesn't fly as it doesn't have wings. It is a fast runner and is covered in silvery scales. This one likes to live in dark cupboards and eat books and mould. It causes lots of damage.

Bloody nosed beetle

I think it should be called bloody mouth beetle because the blood doesn't come out of its nose it comes out of its mouth when it is frightened. This beetle doesn't fly and has very large feet.

Thursday 8 January 2009

Stick Insects


A stick insect eats its own skin after molting to recycle proteins and to keep their location a secret from predators.