Spot the insect quiz

Below is a picture of Ragwort. It is hosting six beetles (one is a Shield bug), one fly and a caterpillar. The presence of these bugs suggests that there are plenty of insects around, or they perhaps have nowhere else to go.

Can you see them? Try zooming in x2. The answer is at the bottom of the page.

ragwort

Answer

arrows indicate the position of insects on a ragwort plant

Ragwort is poisonous and is classified as a harmful weed. Other than in nature reserves we have a legal duty to destroy it, which is rather sad.