On 2013-08-10 08:11:26 +0100, Malcolm said:

In article , Sacha
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On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said:

On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote:
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I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with
wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of
tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so
quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon
be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net!
I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a
butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a
net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's
web. That's dedication, that is! :~)

I'd called that selfless! ;-)

I call it cruelty to the spider, depriving it of a meal :-)

Shudder! I rescued a bumble bee from a spider recently and I'm afraid I
couldn't summon up any sympathy for the spider, which was trying to
wrap its threads round the frantic bee.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk