Wednesday, September 14, 2016
This insect was seen on the surface of a pool at Rhue yesterday - probably a rainwater- rather than a rock-pool; it's a water cricket (Velia capri).
Wikipedia offers two interesting facts about this creature: it can spit on the water in order to travel at twice its normal speed; and it aligns itself to the plane of polarised light. Hmm - have to work on that one.
// posted by Christine @ 6:54 AM 
