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[AnnSa]

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I don't know whats going on down the beach but the last couple of days it swarming

with Ladybirds and these horrible little black bugs. There is also lots of butterflies

but i couldn't get any pictures of them as the girls chase them away as soon as they

land. The Ladybirds are getting a bit scarey now as there is so many and i was bit

twice this morning..........stop laughing

 

Look at theses pictures i took this morning......

 

[AnnSa]

 

[k4tie-d]

i saw on the news a few weeks ago about them invading an american town, (i think this is the llink) http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8...500/8147513.stm

but if you google it (what i did to find the american link) seems like they are swarming everywhere

i dont mind the odd one, but i think id be a bit freeked out by anything more than a couple :unsure:

 

[AnnSa]

The little black things are nasty look at them

 

 

 

Look at this big bugger :lol:

 

[meddling]

ohhhhhhhhhhh Annie, freaky!!! thats a serious amount of ladybirds!

 

[whippetsrus]

Don't think I've ever seen so many ladybirds. As for those bugs, I think I would be keeping away from the beach for a while.

 

[jinnyfizz]

:blink: :blink: :blink:

 

[FeeFee]

Heard this on the news earlier

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8168676.stm

They're taking over! :wacko: :blink: :unsure:

 

[AnnSa]

She must be mad holding that lot, i was bit

twice today and a couple of them were all

black and really scarey looking

 

[Nicola]

There was a plague of ladybirds on the south coast a number of years ago...after a hot summer. It was a long time ago now.....funny how these things re-occur from time to time.

 

[affieluver]

i love ladybirds :wub: you can keep those horrible black critters though :lol:

 

[AnnSa]

I have a lot in my garden today so they are coming in further now :blink:

 

[jinnyfizz]

I've just remembered that, a few years back, Shane came home and had been speaking with a farmer in North Devon who told him that when beetles swarm it's the sign of either a wet or dry summer :unsure: .......... problem is, neither of us can remember which, but on today's evidence I would say it's the sign of a VERY WET summer

 

[affieluver]

I've just remembered that, a few years back, Shane came home and had been speaking with a farmer in North Devon who told him that when beetles swarm it's the sign of either a wet or dry summer :unsure: .......... problem is, neither of us can remember which, but on today's evidence I would say it's the sign of a VERY WET summer

i think it is rain jane because as a child we used to call them rain beetles :lol:

 

[posh totty]

plenty of them about aint there!!!

did you get the flying ants too end of last week?

 

[HARLEY 123]

Theres loweds :teehee:

 

[Janimal]

Impressive photos Anne, I can remember going to Scarborough years ago on a Bus trip and there

was swarms of them there, Id never seen anything quite like it.... :unsure:

and must admit have never seen as many again...till you put these pictures on.

 

[Myfairlady]

A couple of years ago i owned a house with a basement. I went down there to find hundreds of ladybirds (cant remember what time of year it was though). A friend told me to supply them with cotton wool...so there I was scooping up the ladybirds so they could hibernate in cotton. They thanked me by not eating much and not having wild parties!

And yes we had flying ants at the weekend....coincided nicely with my sons birthday party! We played a new game called, 'swat the ants'!