Amazing and disgusting bugs from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã archive
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| 17:00 UK time, Friday, 27 August 2010
Next week The One Show is featuring some of our less well-loved wildlife... bugs. To celebrate these creepy crawlies over the next week on Nature UK we've lined up loads of info that might make you change your mind about them or confirm your worst fears.
For starters here are some clips from the archive that show just how amazing, weird and downright disgusting bug behaviour can be.
Glow worms might conjure up visions of ethereal garden playgrounds but watch this larva taking on a snail from Living Britain and tell me if you're still thinking of fairies.
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Insect offspring display their less than polite side in this clip from Nature's CalendarÌýtoo as large blue butterflies take advantage of meadow ants.
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Bill Oddie shook a tree to find exotic, all-female invaders in the shape of prickly stick insects for Bill Oddie Goes Wild.
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Simon King tracked wood ants to their nest in this year's Springwatch. Watch them show us a neat trick involving a bluebell.
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Finally, Bill Oddie again, as he shares his distinctive brand of comic commentary on Springwatch as he charted the tragic love story of stag beetles in southern England.
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Next week: plenty of treats including an explanation of what exactly a bug is and results from this year's ladybird survey.
Comment number 1.
At 29th Aug 2010, Amaretto wrote:How can I report 2 sightings, potentially of interest to the Autumn watch crew? A hoopoe in Hastings, seen yesterday, 28/9/10 @ c. 10.30am, and also found out that my father (also in Hastings) has a Dormouse living in his garden shed - regularly seen, over more than 12 months...
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Comment number 2.
At 3rd Sep 2010, Sam Unsprung Researcher wrote:Hi Amaretto
We've passed your comment onto the TV team in case it's useful. We can't guarantee they'll be in touch as they're very busy but thanks for letting us know your sightings!
Sam :)
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Comment number 3.
At 18th Sep 2010, Jennypops77 wrote:Hello. I have found a 6 inch caterpillar in my South Northants garden. The creature is dark brown and has a yellow face with dark (eye like) markings. I have looked at pictures of the elephant hawkmoth but am unsure whether they can be as big as the one I have here? Also this one does not seem to have the elephants nose. I can supply photos if this would help with the identification
Look forward to being enlightened :-)
Jenny
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