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While hunting insects along a canal trail I happened to notice a butterfly that had been fluttering about some flowering plants a moment before suddenly begin to show signs of distress, including difficulty flying (fluttering upside down, etc.). Upon closer examination I discovered the cause of the insect's distress: a spider that was presumably lurking among the flowers had latched onto the butterfly, with both predator and prey now suspended by a single strand of the spider's silk.
This photo plus the three following document the life and death struggle between spider and butterfly.
I always thought this is a humble vegetarian grasshopper, far from it....this is skillful predator which pray on other insects.
@dairy farm
Sloe Fair, Chichester
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The earliest record of the holding of a fair in Chichester is the grant by Henry I, about 1107-8, to Ralph, Bishop of Chichester, of a fair to be held for eight days, at a time to be fixed by the Bishop. The date selected was the feast of St. Faith the Virgin, whose cult was strong in the city. The name "Sloe Fair" seems to have been derived from the sloe tree which stood in the field near the North Gate of the city where the fair was held.
Although the form of the fair has varied with time, the tradition of Sloe Fair continues to the present day. On 20 October each year, a large funfair is held in the Northgate car park for one day and Cicestrians enjoy themselves, as in the past. During World War II, a single caravan was parked on the site so that the right to hold Sloe Fair would not lapse.
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