MORNING IN THE SUBURBAN FOREST PARK

Today I spent an hour (approximately) in the city of Pula. I mean. not exactly in the city but in the forest park behind the last houses of one of the suburban neighborhoods. Although it looks like the countryside. it's definitively part of Pula, the nearest city to my hometown.

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I encountered a couple of insects and one spider there, and this is a short post about them and the overall morning atmosphere on the outskirts of Pula.

Here you can see one of the shady green tunnels that lead through the suburban forest. I came to the city becouse some of my friends had to buy some stuff ln one of the shopping malls there. I left them in the store and drove a kilometer or two to take a walk in the nearest woods.

The fallen leaves created a thick, rustling carpet by the side of the narrow lane.

These bugs from the Pyrrhocoridae family were mating in the leaf litter.

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Pyrrhocoris apterus is the only Pyrrhocoridae species present in this area. These bugs feed mainly on tiny fruits and seeds of various shrubs and herbaceous plants, especially from the Malvaceae family, but I also saw them feeding on insect carcasses quite a few times. They are very common in areas with a temperate climate throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.

The colorful bugs were appearing from under the dead foliage and quickly hiding back into the leaf litter.

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A little less than a meter above the scene, on the green leaves of the small Tilia × europaea tree, I found a different kind of bug.

This is the wingless nymph of the Palomena prasina shield bug. These very common bugs, commonly known as the green shield bugs or green stink bugs feed on the sap of a wide variety of plants, both wild and cultivated.

A minute or two later and about twenty, or thirty meters further ...

... I came across this spider ...

... that was resting on the leaf of the oak tree. This is the Philodromus rufus, a species from the Philodromidae family. Spiders from that family are commonly known as the running crab spiders.

Here you can see the small red fruit ...

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... of the Cornus mas shrub.

These wild berries are edible. Great for marmalades and stuff.

This grasshopper was the last insect I encountered before returning to the shopping mall. First I took a photograph with the flash of my camera on, and then ...

... I took another shot using only the ambient light. This is the wingless nymph of some species that I wasn't able to identify.

The following links will take you to the sites with more information about the protagonists of this post. I found some stuff about them there.
https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pyrrhocoridae/p_apterus.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_shield_bug
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_mas

AS ALWAYS IN THESE POSTS ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MY WORK - THE END.



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I am pretty sure you had a lot of fun taking this lovely pictures in the forest

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Great captures of the area and the insects you found @borjan
Beautiful contrast of the beetles with the leaf 🍃
Thanks for sharing, have a great Friday evening!

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The trip you did was fun, I very often do things like you. And what's more interesting is that you take pictures of various things that happen in the park. Good job my friend

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You're very dedicated to taking these kinds of photos.

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I think you spent an hour very well and found some very beautiful insects to share with us. I love the leaf color bug.

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You are a reliable photographer, it seems that this insect is in love, the time is right to take pictures from any angle we want.

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This looks like a nice spot to relax after work.

I recognize some of the insects you photographed. What I like the most in your photograph is the grasshopper. It kindna look cute. 🙂

!1UP

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