Young hares feeding , running about and chasing each other. Not March madness but just as good to watch.

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I was baffled by this, and it wasn't in the insect handbook by Michael Chinery. Big jaws, but what does it munch - and why does it's arse look like a cat's face? I soon got an
I've got an answer at the www.nmh.ac.uk Bug Forum.
Apparently it's a primitive weevil, Platyrhinus resinosus.

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no running no diving no jumping

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A short video of some slugs and bugs taken in H.D with a Sony HDR SR12e.

Slug is a common non-scientific word, which is often applied to any gastropod mollusk whatsoever that has a very reduced shell, a small internal shell, or no shell at all. Gastropods with coiled shells that are big enough to retract into are called snails. Land gastropods with a shell that is not quite vestigial, but is too small to retract into, like many in the family Urocyclidae, are known as "semislugs".

A slug-like body is an adaptation which has occurred many times in various groups of snails, both marine and terrestrial, but the common name "slug" is most frequently encountered as applied to air-breathing land species, including a few agricultural and horticultural pest species.

Evolutionarily speaking, the loss or reduction of the shell in gastropods is a derived characteristic; the same basic body design has independently evolved many times, making slugs a strikingly polyphyletic group. In other words, the shell-less condition has arisen many times in the evolutionary past, and because of this, the various different taxonomic families of slugs, even just of land slugs, are not closely related to one another, despite a superficial similarity in the overall form of the body.

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MUSIC: Enigma- Endless Quest

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Kidney Vetch in flower on the clifftops above Tilly Whim Caves at Durlston in the spring.

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Prees Heath Common Reserve, the last refuge in the whole of the Midlands for the Silver-studded Blue butterfly, was officially opened on Wednesday 4th July by Dr Martin Warren, Chief Executive of Butterfly Conservation.

The Reserve was purchased last year by Butterfly Conservation following a campaign to save the site involving Prees Heath commoners, local residents, Shropshire and Cheshire Wildlife Trusts and Butterfly Conservation going back to 1991.

150 people attended the opening ceremony, and the Silver-studded Blues, which will be flying until near the end of July, were evident on the heather in good numbers.

The opening was also supported by the children and staff of Tilstock Primary School, who provided some excellent display material, and Dr Warren gave out prizes for the best exhibits.

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SUPER SPORT FENCING ATHENS 2004.Romankov. D,

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Another amazing fencer; this time it is the Olympic and World Champion, Peter Joppich!!

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A movie about an awesome fencer, Benjamin Kleibrink!! Scenes from the European Championships.

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Homes for these non-agressive solitary bees are easy to make, and serve a range of other invertebrates such as lacewings and ladybirds, which help to control garden pests. Leafcutter and Mason Bees are brilliant pollinators of fruit and vegetables. Watch the other videos of these bees on www.natureheads.com

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Help bees with lots of pollen and nectar sources. Excellent examples are herbs such as Lavender, and early flowers such as Dandelion, Selfheal, etc. Watch the other Natureheads video about homes for Leafcutter Bees!

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Great close-up of a leafcutter bee, genus Megachile. A very short 5-sec film!

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A few Noctule bats exiting a tree roost, filmed with i/r

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My bat detector was just under the camera to enable you to hear this Notule Bat clearly. Normally you can hear some of the chattering by a Noctule bat without a bat detector but most of it is ultrasound - which is, by definition, beyond the human ear.

NOTE - all UK bats are legally protected and you cannot keep one or even disturb their roost. This female noctule is injured and is cared for by a trained expert. Don't try this at home!

Filmed during an event at Sheepdrove Organic Farm held 19July2007 with expert David Endacott. Love bats? Visit www.bats.org.uk

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A tiny silhouette against the sky, one of many pipistrelles exiting the Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre. Sound enhanced by a bat detector.

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