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Spotter's guide: Insects

A golden-ringed dragonfly perches on a thin branch. Its black and gold bands along its body are clear. Its almost transparent wings are held out horizontally from its body.
Golden ringed dragonfly
There are many different insect species in the gardens and places we look after. Click on the insects below to see how many you can spot.
Brown lipped snail feeling its way across the ground A bumblebee hovers close to the blue flower of a borage plant. Common pond skater on the surface of water A bright blue damselfly with black bands on its tail perches on a green leaf. Its wings are held together along its back/tail. Brown earthworm feels it's way across some soil. Green and brown emperor moth caterpillar on a plant. A garden tiger moth rests on a green leaf with its wings spread wide. It has a brown and white mottled pattern on its upper wings, and orange lower wings with black spots. A golden dragonfly rests on a twig. Peacock butterfly on purple flowers.

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