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Tag: Life
Nature on our Doorstep: Hiding in plain sight …
IN NATURE, every creature has its place in a food chain. It either hunts and eats other creatures or it is prey ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Earwigs are useful!
Earwigs are distinctive insects with long, flattened, brown bodies tipped with pincers. Female Earwigs have straight pincers while the male’s pincers are ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Wasps, but not as we know them
While we are most familiar with the yellow and black stripey wasp which often causes panic when it buzzes around us, there ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Butterfly visitors
Thirty five species of butterfly are recorded in Ireland. Of these, the Red Admiral and the Painted Lady are referred to as ...
Nature on our door steps: Hoverflies
Hoverflies are flies that avoid predators by pretending to be wasps or bees, by Rosaleen Dwyer. Many hoverflies have bands of yellow, ...
Nature on our Doorsteps: Ragwort’s changing image
By Rosaleen Dwyer In August, Ragwort’s bright yellow daisy-like flowers are noticeable along roadsides, in grassy meadows, and on abandoned urban sites. ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Flying Ants
When the weather in late July and early August is humid and still, swarms of flying ants can occur. While these annual ...
Nature on our doorsteps: The Butterfly Bush
The Buddleia bush is easily recognised as the gangly, spreading shrub that can reach up to 5m high. Its spikes of purple ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Ginger Bumblebees
The Common Carder Bumblebee is a frequent visitor to our gardens and parks. It is instantly recognisable by the fluffy ginger-coloured hairs ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Grasping the very useful Nettle
By Rosaleen Dwyer Almost everyone is familiar with the Nettle plant. It grows very well in places where the soil has been disturbed ...