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BLUEBOTTLE

It has taken a million years to get its jacket a perfect green

and now we call it a bluebottle

a comparatively recent term. 

Our prejudice is complete

when we observe 

its choices of what to eat. 

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raypool

Fri 17th Jul 2020 23:03

Sorry for the delayed response ! Keith I know what you mean. Pretty revolting. Thanks for reading.

Thanks Brian , I seem to attract them in our garden, or something does!

Po and Stephen, thanks so much for liking.

Ray

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Mon 13th Jul 2020 19:36

You don't see as many around as you used to. Better sanitation and hygiene I suppose.

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keith jeffries

Mon 13th Jul 2020 19:09

Ray, how true. Apparently when they have finished eating and land on other food they vomit. Green or blue I cannot endear myself to them but do fall short of swatting them.
Thanks for this
Keith

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