Spaceways<p>07/06/2025 - 3 galls and a shieldbug.</p><p>Morning walk along the quiet roads. The sunshine was nice. Made it back to the house just before the rain. </p><p>We spent a couple of hours looking for little things on leaves. </p><p>Lime leaf-stalk midge gall (Contarinia tiliarum)<br>Cotton-wool gall (wasp)<br>Oak curved-leaf gall (wasp)<br>Forest bug on a large giant hogweed leaf.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/RoundTheBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoundTheBlock</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Galls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Galls</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trees</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a></p>
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Spaceways<p>31/05/2025 - Things we saw on our walk round the block.</p><p>Quiet on the back roads today. Weather was kind with a bit of sunshine. Lots of nice wild flowers, birds and bugs about.</p><p>The two photos are from the same wych elm tree.</p><p>A leaf roll gall - caused by elm-currant aphids. <br>Solider beetle (Cantharis livida dark form) - sitting on a well munched wych elm leaf.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/RoundTheBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoundTheBlock</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Galls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Galls</span></a></p>
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