David

Tiny insect resting on a leaf, its wings folded. Identified by iNaturalist as a golden-brown tubic (Crassa unitella)

Recently appeared in public spaces around Wolverhampton, presumably to mark the Commonwealth Games and the one event which is taking place (partly) within the city.

The sculptures themselves look good, though possibly not very sturdy. Some of the locations don’t do tem any favours.

Included here, though not necessarily in this order, are pictures of an early bumble bee (Bombus pratorum), a yellow-legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes), a red-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lapidarius) and a tree bumbl;e (Bombus hypnorum).

The distinctive bright red flowers growing on a runner bean plant.

A hornet mimic hover fly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on buddleia flowers, giving a convincing impression of being the stinging insect as it did do.

Strange-looking things growing in a front garden. I thought they were fungi, but on closer inspection they are plants. Identified by iNaturalist as western wild ginger (Asarum caudatum) but I’m not convinced.