I was clearing out beside the pond this afternoon, and I lifted a plant pot out of an outer clay one, and there was this big beetle in the bottom of it. It was greenish toned with a purple head. Over an inch long, big and hefty. The blasted thing dropped out of the pot while we were trying to get a photo and scrambled off, straight into the stones, went too far and couped into the pond
![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I lifted it back out and was surprised at how heavy it was.
What is it though ?
I feed the robins wire worms in an orange feeder thing hanging from a low branch on the apple tree. I went to check the feeder and realised that ants had climbed up the tree and were carrying off bits of the wire worms
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Ant
Quite fascinating to watch
cheers,
M