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Humph ([personal profile] spiralsheep) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2016-03-10 09:37 am
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The harlequin ladybirds are awakening from hibernation

The harlequin ladybirds, Harmonia axyridis, are awakening from their hibernation in my window frames. Yesterday one of them walked across the carpet to my tiny plastic Dalek and bit it repeatedly all over, so I got my camera out. I'm not sure it counts as common nature exactly....

Tiny Dalek suffering an unprovoked attack by an even tinier harlequin ladybird saboteur
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[personal profile] redsixwing 2016-03-10 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
You tell that Dalek, tiny ladybird friend!

That picture is completely adorable. Also loving the "unexpected behavior" tag.
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[personal profile] spiralsheep 2016-03-10 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone else had already added the tag for a camera-stealing octopus, haha, and I thought it fitted this too. Although maybe sleepy hungry ladybirds trying to eat everything is expected behaviour? I only know that ladybird wasn't planning on giving up!
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[personal profile] centuryplant 2016-03-10 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
If it does that every time it wakes up, in a few billion years it might get through.
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[personal profile] spiralsheep 2016-03-10 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe it's a cybermat in disguise? Although when it was on the Dalek's back it looked like an especially colourful time beetle.
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[personal profile] rainbow 2016-03-12 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
ahahaha! ♥

and hopefully it doesn't keep breaking its wee teeth or getting fried by dalek circutry...
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[personal profile] rainbow 2016-03-12 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
so adorable! ♥
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[personal profile] spiralsheep 2016-03-12 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I was visited by another ladybird infiltrator today so I took some caps of my Andrea minifigure photographing it, but I haven't uploaded them yet (and won't bore the com with them when I do, heh).
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[personal profile] rainbow 2016-03-12 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
♥
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[personal profile] blackmare 2016-03-13 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
:-D

This is definitely the coolest thing I've seen all day.
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[personal profile] spiralsheep 2016-03-13 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, Tiny Dalek rasps, "THANK-YOU!"
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