I found a Violet Ground Beetle in my garden (at least I think that is what it is – it was very fast). It is flightless and very common in woods hedgerows and gardens. It hunts at night feeding on small worms, slugs and many other small creatures.
Down by the river I found, what I think is, caddisfly larvae stuck to a rock. They build ‘cases’ to protect themselves from predator fish. To build these cases, larvae use silk to stick gravel, sand and bits of plants together around themselves. Mrs. Madden
