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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: Georgie on September 09, 2005, 22:34:11

Title: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 09, 2005, 22:34:11
Today I noticed a number of tiny critters running around the rim of my half barrel which contains a conifer Golden Crest.  They are all stark white, very flat, loads of legs and the longest was probably about 1 cm.  Any ideas?

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 09, 2005, 23:12:00
Can you get pic, G? Or post one.....eerrrrrr!! Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 10, 2005, 17:05:43
Er, can't get pic really cos they move so fast and are so tiny.  I'll try, but no promises.

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 10, 2005, 23:33:35
Well....if you ran round at same speed as critters, may be in with a chance....  ;) Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 11, 2005, 12:12:02
ROFL!  No sign of them this morning.   ::)

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 11, 2005, 12:54:08
How perculiar? Did you waggle finger at them in a threatening manner... ;D Lottie
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 11, 2005, 13:18:18
LOL no.  I suspect they dislike the cold drizzly weather we've got here as mush as I do.   :(

Mind you, I have just picked and eaten my first Cape Gooseberry so that cheered me up.   ;D

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 11, 2005, 16:41:15
Just  seen the pics! Looks lovely, still stuck inside here, rain for 2nd day......weeds will be taking over soon if I don't get to lottie!! Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 11, 2005, 16:53:35
Awww, poor you.   :(  Tell you what, you can have the next ripe Cape Gooseberry to cheer you up.  Okay?   ;)

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 11, 2005, 16:55:46
Thanks G! ;D Will save you one of my homemade biscuits...very handy, doubles up as hammer.. ::) ::) ::) Lottie
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 11, 2005, 16:59:37
ROFL!   ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Carol on September 11, 2005, 19:50:55
Lottie, you get that rotten weather to go away and make way for a Scots couple coming down to savour the sunnier climes of good old Suffolk.  Now do you hear me, blow and blow them clouds away  PLEASE!!!!!


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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 11, 2005, 20:18:34
LOL!! Magic of net eh, Carol!! OK will go outiside and give weather stern look, puff and huff the clouds away...have very powerful hairdrier too!!! Drive careful! Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 11, 2005, 20:21:38
Lottie don't take that hairdrier out in the rain!!!!  :o

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 11, 2005, 20:28:00
(http://bestsmileys.com/storms/4.gif)
Oh bottoms......... ::) Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Marianne on September 13, 2005, 20:44:33
Goergie - any sign of those white  20-legged critters yet ?!  ::) :o ;D ;D
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 13, 2005, 20:47:23
Nope, M. Must have been the wine from the night before playing tricks on my eyes, eh? ;)

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Marianne on September 13, 2005, 20:50:42
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 13, 2005, 20:58:37
LOL, joking aside, even the daughter (who normally runs away from owt bigger than an ant) was fascinated.  Just have to hope that soemone has bought me that book on identifying British insects for my birthday.   ;D

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Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Marianne on September 13, 2005, 21:18:55
I hope you do find out what they Georgie but .......... have you seen the thread Glyn has posted !!!!!!!!!!!!

This monster apparently has been found wondering behind a sofa ... in England !  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Friend or foe?
Post by: Georgie on September 13, 2005, 21:22:22
Yes, that was truly scary.  Serves him fight for doing the housework too carefully, says I. ;)

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