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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brianfm" data-source="post: 1547882" data-attributes="member: 11997">I find many of these insects look so much a like Chris that it does make things difficult.  I might put it on the wider forum although to be hobest I find that unless someone goes into the reasons why it is what it is it doesn't help too much in the longer term.Mannix.......I've seen more ladybirds this year than I normally do, but it still has only been odd ones so nothing like you found.  It certainly must have been spectacular.  I can only assume that the hot dry spell we had earleir in the year was what has caused the number of insects everyone seems to be reporting.My spectacular event with insects was with Termites.  They suddenly appear everywhere and seem just to come out the ground as if by magic.  I was having an open air dinner and they were dropping in the wine and onto the plates.  We all just carried on eating! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>