tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post20077136914114708..comments2023-10-26T10:29:19.371+01:00Comments on Skev's BLOG : Pan-species Listing, Moths, Birds, Stuff: The BeetlesSkevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post-69543776645619557762010-08-11T21:49:17.294+01:002010-08-11T21:49:17.294+01:00I do have a robin that beats LYU's to death bu...I do have a robin that beats LYU's to death but these ones I'm on about were chewed with lumps out of them like a slow gnawing had taken place, not from a warm blooded predator thats for sure. Last autumn I had a mass killing that I suspect was a shrew...Great Tits and Wrens also have had a go, but I have them under control now...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post-15484054806818370452010-08-10T22:49:39.192+01:002010-08-10T22:49:39.192+01:00Thanks Paul. I think you're right that they lo...Thanks Paul. I think you're right that they look a bit sci-fi - I'm sure the Predator and Alien films were inspired by insects.<br /><br />Stewart - yep, those mites are bloody horrible! Not sure if the beetles eat moths - I haven't found anything to suggest they do but I guess they have to eat something. Most likely candidates for headless/wingless generally eaten looking moths are wasps and hornets. Unless you have sneaky Robin getting into the trap ...Skevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post-92101851320730332402010-08-10T22:36:47.955+01:002010-08-10T22:36:47.955+01:00Do those Sexton Beetles eat moths? I catch a few a...Do those Sexton Beetles eat moths? I catch a few and have found chomped moths in the morning. Uuurrgghh. Its the mites on them that repulse me....Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post-42559654456227068002010-08-10T21:44:05.467+01:002010-08-10T21:44:05.467+01:00Bloody hell mate they all look as though they woul...Bloody hell mate they all look as though they would be better placed in some sci-fi horror movie!!!!<br />Great images though, super detail.Paul Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.com