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’s extremely successful at propagating itself. Seeds develop in capsules that burst open when ripe, hurling their contents far and wide. It’s also thought that the seeds are attractive to ants, which may unwittingly help to disperse them too.Weed or not, to me

) the smell of blood attracts flies, which lay eggs in the wound. Foxes can also grab hold of a hedgehog’s back leg and break it; many hogs in Sue’s care have had their legs amputated as a result of such an attack.When I met Sheba, she was sleeping under a

feeding, nesting and hibernation preferences. Tongue lengths determine which flowers the bees can feed on, so grow flowers with long corollas like red clover, honeysuckle and foxgloves to attract long-tongued bumblebees like the commmon carder (Bombus