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Article: COUNTRY DIARY
- Article from:
- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- October 23, 2003
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THE arrival of the first hard frost of autumn kills off most of
the remaining insect life, except for those species that can find a
secure hibernation site. Peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies
often shelter in sheds and outhouses, or hide under the dense foliage
of ivy-clad trees and walls. Queen bees and queen wasps crawl away
into dry corners and crevices, to spend the winter months in torpor.
And one of the most beautiful of all hibernating insects - the green
lacewing fly - often spends the winter in our houses. When the nights
draw in this fragile insect flutters against lit windows and finds
its way inside, often crawling behind curtains and pictures frames
throughout winter. ...
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