Wildlife of Bradley Stoke - Yellow Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria (Yellow dung fly)

Wildlife of Bradley Stoke - Andrena nitida

Andrena nitida, a mining bee which is now out and about when the sun shows itself.

Ant-Man - What About Mass?

In Ant-Man, it is explained that it is possible to shrink by reducing the gap between atomic particles. All well and good, but that doesn't change the mass - you would be reduced in size but still weigh the same, as all of the atomic particles are still there. No way an ant could then fly carrying an 80kg mass or more....

Rainbow

The sunshine broke through,
Rays of sun through the gloom,
A glisten in the drops of rain.
The light which falls illuminates,
Splits, refracts, and shines,
Red, orange, yellow, green,
Blue, indigo and violet.
An ephemeral beauty,
Imprinted on the minds eye,
But all too fleeting.
Gone too soon,
Dark clouds swirling,
Rain evaporating,
A memory of something special.

Hornets

Hornets are large insects which catch others - here is one which caught a bumblebee, and flew along with it before hanging by one leg from a branch to feed.

Hambrook Pack Bridge

Follow the footpath around the Great Western Brewery and across a field, and you arrive at a 17th century pack bridge crossing the brook. You can walk over it, and then follow the brook to the Frome Valley Walkway, or follow other footpaths. There are also a number of nature mats put out along the path for animal shelter. The local rabbits like them - they leave messages on top of a number of them! But under one a common shrew was found sheltering.

In the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve

Eristalis tenax enjoying some autumn thistle.