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Knobbly acorns

By Richard Jones on 24/08/2007 10:57:49

an egg into the acorn, it alsoinjects a cocktail of chemicals that causes the acorn's growth to be interrupted. Then as the grub feeds inside it too secretes chemicals thatalter the normal development of the acorn forcing it to grow into the knopper


The brimstone moth

By Richard Jones on 06/05/2009 15:16:07

. Of course, when I took it down to the kitchen and forced it to sit on a large leaf, it refused to adopt a picturesque position.It has a delicate jaunty flutter, hopping this way, then that, through the air. According to my guides the caterpillars feed


Foxes

By Richard Jones on 30/01/2008 11:11:00

The night air is rent by unearthly shrieks. Stammered yelps and horrid guttural whimpers cut through the silence. It sounds like witches are murdering some poor soul deep in a well at the end of my garden. The foxes are out in force tonight


Dead thrushes and the bloody nose beetle

By Richard Jones on 18/08/2010 16:43:31

are out in force this morning, especially on the rough ground behind the tennis court. Their shells vary from almost pure white to streaked mid-brown. To my eyes, used to our common garden snails Helix aspersa, they look huge. I've collected some empty


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