The black with twin orange spots form of the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) resting on a nettle leaf on a mid summer evening. This is an invas

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The black with twin orange spots form of the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) resting on a nettle leaf on a mid summer evening. This is an invasive species from asia which is thought to compete with the native species of ladybirds for food. Photographed in Somerset UK in July

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