Uninvited guest in supermarket salad
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Uninvited guest in supermarket salad
Hi everyone - could you please help me to identify what I found in a bag of pre washed supermarket salad - see attached photo. It is very gold & shiny. Thanks for your help
Re: Uninvited guest in supermarket salad
mmm...a crunchy and tasty addition. Don't let the celebrity chefs into the secret
It has to be from the Nymphalid family - I would guess it could be a Red Admiral, but it could be a Peacock?
Michael
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It has to be from the Nymphalid family - I would guess it could be a Red Admiral, but it could be a Peacock?
Michael
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Re: Uninvited guest in supermarket salad
Thanks Michael .....not sure if the identification has helped the stomach as our meal is in the bin!! ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: Uninvited guest in supermarket salad
Perhaps a small tortoiseshell. Poor thing.
Although it's sad for that individual, it's a good sign, I would say, when insects turn up in salads. In this case, it means that right next to the field where the salad crops were growing there were relatively pesticide-free nettles.
Guy
Although it's sad for that individual, it's a good sign, I would say, when insects turn up in salads. In this case, it means that right next to the field where the salad crops were growing there were relatively pesticide-free nettles.
Guy
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Re: Uninvited guest in supermarket salad
Either that or they are part of the salad.padfield wrote:it means that right next to the field where the salad crops were growing there were relatively pesticide-free nettles.