Derek Binns
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Derek Binns
@arnoldtortoise.bsky.social
Amateur naturalist - parasitic wasps (and other tiny insects) specialising in UK Trichogrammatidae and Mymaridae. All posts are my own finds, and all are found in Sussex (unless otherwise stated).
Born at 317.68ppm.
Auntie Satya. Wonderful woman.
#TheArchers
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Perfect moment. One to savour. Squirrels are usually so canny, it is surprising they didn't twig the difference.
January 15, 2026 at 9:44 AM
What a fabulous collection. A remarkable year. Fourteen species is a great achievement!
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Congratulations! Always good to find one. Heavy rains here, hence no tiny wasps, but managed to see a kingfisher!
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
It has been indefensible for several years now. Management has proved itself to be an unfit proprietor of a media company. Anyone using it now is giving it power. It is time to download your data and close your account!
January 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
By way of comparison, this Lithops is also 4 years old from seed. It is now 17mm across, and is producing a new leaf pair as you can see. It won't be watered until April or May, when the old leaf pair have dried out. Then water every month or two until September, then dry until April again. #Lithops
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A tea cake is baked as it is a bread item. The fruited dough is baked to create the tea cake. It can be eaten in that form, but it would be a waste. Far better, and more usually, it is then cut in half laterally and toasted before being slathered in butter and eaten.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Will the caber tossing take place in the beaver enclosure?
#TheArchers
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
What a superb picture. I suppose this rain has its good side! Were you using the TG6?
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
What a revelation! And didn't it show up Will's awareness!
#TheArchers
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
It's a slippery slope. They draw you in with the starter items, and once you're hooked they've got you!
January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Only if they are that strange shade of red!

(and you can always aspire to a cravat)
January 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
that caused a double-take ... I think of Tom Forrest as Uncle Tom!

#TheArchers
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Wasn't Ambridge Farm where Mike and Betty lived and worked? Can't quite remember what happened after then.

#TheArchers
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
It's what he would have wanted ...

#TheArchers
January 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
This is beautiful!
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Triggered memories of Sid and Jolene ... ugh!
#TheArchers
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM