Tag: Lumby

The Cicadas Have Joined The Choir

I can still hear the crickets on my walks but there is more music from the bug choirs. The male cicadas have now joined in with their loud shrill choruses. Cicadas are a large and noisy bunch, and a bit on the strange side, nothing wrong with that :). The immature stages (nymphs) live in … Continue reading The Cicadas Have Joined The Choir

Air Show

I saw an awesome display by some dragonflies during my lunch walk yesterday. Dragonflies have beautiful colours, delicate wings and very big eyes.  In some species the eyes meet at the top of the head and they can turn their head 360 degrees.  You have to be quite stealthy approaching them - took me a … Continue reading Air Show

We have tail pipes

Aphids have tail pipes (cornicles). They can be a serious problem on many plants and trees in the valley. They are small, pear-shaped, soft - bodied insects and come in all sorts of colours; green, black, yellow, red, etc. To identify aphids, look for the tail pipes (cornicles) on the bum end. They are usually … Continue reading We have tail pipes