Cardinal Beetles in the logs
One of the bonuses of having a log store is the chance of turning up interesting invertebrates in the course of sawing and splitting said logs. Earlier this month I came across this larva when moving a log that had been stacked for several months. It turned out to be a larval Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Pyrochroa coccinea. These larvae […]
Drumnadrochit, Inverness
We took a short break to Drumnadrochit, on the north-western shore of Loch Ness. Although this was supposed to be a family holiday, I did manage to sneak a few photo sessions, mainly of the moths and other insects that visited a light that was conveniently fixed above the door of our accommodation. Divach Falls […]
A Log Blog
It’s amazing what you can find on, in or under a log. I have a small pile of rotting wood at the bottom of my garden and, together with a few excursions to a nearby wood, I have found enough material here to keep me happily taking photographs for the last week or so. Fungi […]