In the case of snowdrops as opposed to any other flower it is a benchmark for the year, the first natural history sighting of the hundreds that are expected. Galanthus nivalis it is also has the folk names of Dingle dangle, Eve’s tears and Candle mass lily. Eve’s tears is the name given following Adam and Eve’s desolation at leaving the Garden of Eden in Winter. An angel turned snowflakes into snowdrops. This years blog is more of a build…
Butterflies are invertebrates, having a back bone or more accurately jointed limbs, from the group “Anthropoda”. Moving down the taxonomic classification they are from the order Lepidoptera which means “scale wings” which describes the scaly membrane that gives them their unique colours. Having said that look at the photo of the Red Admiral- more orange than red. One thing I didn’t know for a while was that some species of butterflies live for a few days (common blue) whilst most…