Afternoon all from the Costa del Rainham
OMG! It is 32c outside at the moment and despite all the windows and doors being open there is almost no air in the centre. The promise of thunderstorms later is eagerly anticipated! Even the insects are hiding from the rays today with little moving around and the Emperor moth caterpillars that we found on Friday in the brambles are keeping well out of sight today!
However, one insect shot to share with you today of a fabulous Deer Fly (Chrysops relictus) with multi hued eyes feasting on the arm of Simon Lammin, one of our volunteers! I must say that he was very dedicated to the desire to get a photo to let it keep sucking blood from his arm!
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer