Bark fly and worms

[Paul Iddon]

Just found a bark fly on the compost bin. First one I have seen this year...

And the tubifex worms or whatever they are (blood worms?) are out in force around an apple that has fallen into my little garden pond.

Paul.

 

[Cobra]

It looks like a mixture of both, to me Paul.
Bloodworms are quite dumpy and red, tubifex are longer, thinner and more brownish.
The fish will love them ( assuming you have fish)

Great capture on the bark fly

 

[Paul Iddon]

It looks like a mixture of both, to me Paul.
Bloodworms are quite dumpy and red, tubifex are longer, thinner and more brownish.
The fish will love them ( assuming you have fish)

Great capture on the bark fly

Only tadpoles Chris...

Paul.

 

[Cobra]

Only tadpoles Chris...

Paul.

Tadpoles? seem a bit later? mine are hopping about in the "undergrowth"

Nonetheless tadpoles turn carnivorous when they get their back legs.
I raised a load the other year and fed them on tubifex & brine shrimp once their legs started to appear

 

[Paul Iddon]

Yeah - there are still a fair few swimming around. I did see a couple legging, and I assume they have now left the water, but I've seen froglets in the garden.

Paul.

 

[Cobra]

Yeah - there are still a fair few swimming around.

I've noted elsewhere in the past, I get a pond full of spawn each year around mid / late March.
Mid April I get a couple of hard late frosts and it turns it all to jelly.

This year however I did hear the males calling, again in late May, and spotted a handful of tadpoles in the shallows sometime after.
I guess they managed an albeit small, second clutch

 

[davholla]

Yeah - there are still a fair few swimming around. I did see a couple legging, and I assume they have now left the water, but I've seen froglets in the garden.

Paul.

Very nice barkfly - they can be tricky.
Sadly my pond only has newts - no frogs or toads. I don't think I have seen either this year.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Very nice barkfly - they can be tricky.
Sadly my pond only has newts - no frogs or toads. I don't think I have seen either this year.

Thanks Dave.

I've only had a couple of newts over the years and would like more but it's unlikely to happen. I see a few toads occasionally but it's usually frogs.

Paul.

 

[davholla]

Thanks Dave.

I've only had a couple of newts over the years and would like more but it's unlikely to happen. I see a few toads occasionally but it's usually frogs.

Paul.

I think but could be wrong you can't have newts and frog tadpoles in the same small pond.

 

[Paul Iddon]

I think but could be wrong you can't have newts and frog tadpoles in the same small pond.

Not heard that, but interesting to note.

Paul.