{"id":29,"date":"2024-04-14T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:56:44","slug":"insects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/home\/invertebrates\/insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Insects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beetles, ants and flies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/04\/14\/earwigs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Earwigs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/04\/14\/earwigs\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/04\/14113228\/earwig.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Earwigs\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/04\/14113228\/earwig.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/04\/14113228\/earwig-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/04\/14113228\/earwig-768x358.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-98 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/05\/01\/violet-ground-beetles\/\" target=\"_self\" >Violet Ground Beetles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/05\/01\/violet-ground-beetles\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/05\/01100435\/IMG_0961.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Violet Ground Beetles\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/05\/01100435\/IMG_0961.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/05\/01100435\/IMG_0961-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/05\/01100435\/IMG_0961-768x371.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-351 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/10\/08\/orange-tip-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\" >Orange tip butterfly<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/10\/08\/orange-tip-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/10\/08140041\/IMG_0853.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Orange tip butterfly\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/10\/08140041\/IMG_0853.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/10\/08140041\/IMG_0853-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/10\/08140041\/IMG_0853-768x598.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/11\/04\/hawthorn-shield-bug\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hawthorn Shield Bug<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2024\/11\/04\/hawthorn-shield-bug\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/11\/04132745\/DCE18422-48B6-48A6-8806-8FF7CD41D831.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hawthorn Shield Bug\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/11\/04132745\/DCE18422-48B6-48A6-8806-8FF7CD41D831.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/11\/04132745\/DCE18422-48B6-48A6-8806-8FF7CD41D831-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/11\/04132745\/DCE18422-48B6-48A6-8806-8FF7CD41D831-1024x762.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2024\/11\/04132745\/DCE18422-48B6-48A6-8806-8FF7CD41D831-768x572.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-525 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/speckled-wood-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\" >speckled wood butterfly<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/speckled-wood-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113956\/IMG_0251.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"speckled wood butterfly\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113956\/IMG_0251.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113956\/IMG_0251-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113956\/IMG_0251-768x617.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/peacock-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\" >Peacock (butterfly)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/peacock-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02111846\/IMG_0539.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Peacock (butterfly)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02111846\/IMG_0539.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02111846\/IMG_0539-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02111846\/IMG_0539-768x473.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-528 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/small-tortoiseshell-butterflies\/\" target=\"_self\" >Small tortoiseshell butterflies<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/small-tortoiseshell-butterflies\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114446\/IMG_0863-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Small tortoiseshell butterflies\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114446\/IMG_0863-1.jpeg 805w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114446\/IMG_0863-1-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114446\/IMG_0863-1-770x1024.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114446\/IMG_0863-1-768x1021.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-522 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/buff-tailed-bumblebees\/\" target=\"_self\" >Buff-Tailed BumbleBees<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/buff-tailed-bumblebees\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114443\/IMG_0863.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Buff-Tailed BumbleBees\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114443\/IMG_0863.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114443\/IMG_0863-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114443\/IMG_0863-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02114443\/IMG_0863-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insect category-invertebrate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/green-veined-white-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\" >green-veined white butterfly<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/green-veined-white-butterfly\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02115838\/IMG_0467.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"green-veined white butterfly\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02115838\/IMG_0467.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02115838\/IMG_0467-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02115838\/IMG_0467-1024x740.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02115838\/IMG_0467-768x555.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beetles, ants and 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