I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
While out looking for Butterflies to photograph, I have seen a lot of these this year and they always seem a lot easier to see that Butterflies. Especially when they are busy enjoying themselves
And ideas on ID please (picture taken in Oxfordshire while looking for SSS)
thanks Nigel
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And ideas on ID please (picture taken in Oxfordshire while looking for SSS)
thanks Nigel
http://www.nigelspencer.co.uk
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Not 100% sure but it could be Rhagonycha Fulva which is abundant nearly everywhere May-August.
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Ian
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Ian
Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Otherwise known as common red soldier beetle. They're always at it, so much so they have the nickname of hogweed bonking beetle.
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Yep, thousands of those here... All they really seem to do is either mate or feed or both. The "Hogweed bonking beetle" is 100% diagnosis doc!
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
I'm starting to have second thoughts about my reincarnation. I always fancied coming back as a Golden Eagle, or even a mere Buzzard, cruising the thermals. But these Beatles, they may have a short life, but the none stop sex, is quite tempting.
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
I've heard that pigs orgasm for half an hour....
Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Half an hour? No wonder they spend a lot of their time lying down... And presumably this means there's a dedicated team of scientists somewhere who've stood with stop watches waiting for the poor piggies to, um, finish?Reincarnation as a beetle sounds much better - a nice life in the fresh air with no heavy lifting
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
But always 'doggie style'???? Yaaawwwnnn. I think I'll come back as an Australian!
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Heck, I'll come back as a adult male lion, they can do it up to 50 times a day and are pretty nasty when they want to be. (Not saying I ever would be nasty) and they are cool in my opinion.
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Dave, have you ever smelt an adult male lion? euuuuuuuuggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Plus, all that running around chasing after your food - far too much effort!
Much better to come back as a creature that can find sex whenever it wants, where food is easy to come by, full of sugars and fats costs very little calorific value to catch, where one lives in a gregarious group with others with similar markings and behaviour and trundles round all day causing noise and disturbance wherever they go.
However, I can't quite work out whether this description better matches a Chimp or a teenage Chav.....
Plus, all that running around chasing after your food - far too much effort!
Much better to come back as a creature that can find sex whenever it wants, where food is easy to come by, full of sugars and fats costs very little calorific value to catch, where one lives in a gregarious group with others with similar markings and behaviour and trundles round all day causing noise and disturbance wherever they go.
However, I can't quite work out whether this description better matches a Chimp or a teenage Chav.....
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
teenage chav fits better!!
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
All the women I've been with got half an hour minimum, and I'd say that 30 minutes was a"quickie"Annie wrote:Half an hour? No wonder they spend a lot of their time lying down... And presumably this means there's a dedicated team of scientists somewhere who've stood with stop watches waiting for the poor piggies to, um, finish?Reincarnation as a beetle sounds much better - a nice life in the fresh air with no heavy lifting
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
That includes the 25 minutes of begging though doesn't it!All the women I've been with got half an hour minimum
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Roger
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Ive seen your picccie martin
I bet your 30 mins includes the time tying up the giude dog
Ham
I bet your 30 mins includes the time tying up the giude dog
Ham
Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
that was 30 minutes orgasming, not just 30 minutes doin'-the-do!Martin wrote:All the women I've been with got half an hour minimum, and I'd say that 30 minutes was a"quickie"
I can think of much more interesting things to spend half an hour doing. Watching Ray Mears' Wild Food, for instance.
Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Yes...that's what I meantAnnie wrote:
that was 30 minutes orgasming, not just 30 minutes doin'-the-do!
Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Ooooh I say
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
30 minutes actually orgasming?!!! Go to your lifeboat stations immediately. Don warm clothes and lifejackets. Women and children first!
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Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Well then, like I said, leave you to it - plenty of time to go off and heat a frozen pizza or empty the cat's litter trayMartin wrote:Yes...that's what I meantAnnie wrote:
that was 30 minutes orgasming, not just 30 minutes doin'-the-do!
Re: I have seen a lot of these this year, and ideas ?
Sounds like there's a blockage in the pipework somewhere!Martin wrote:Yes...that's what I meantAnnie wrote:
that was 30 minutes orgasming, not just 30 minutes doin'-the-do!