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Norwegian oyster stew
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Warming baked butternut squash
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Reindeer stoganoff
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Basmati rice
Bumburet chilli chicken
Chengdu Kung Pao Chicken
Double-cooked pork belly
Goan fish curry
Tandoori chicken
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Yakni soup
Wuhan doupi
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Aligot
Beef Bourguignon
Beef gravy
Bolognese sauce
Chiswick chilli con carne
Chicken and olive casserole
Fresh whelks
Gromperekichelcher
Grilled Portuguese sardines
Moules frites
Piquant scallops in creamy champers sauce
Pulpo a la Gallega
Roast vegetables
Rognons de veaux au Calvados
Rosie’s vegetable stew
Souvlaki
Spicy chicken-liver pâté
Spicy lamb chops
Waterzooi
West London slow roast beef
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Asam Laksa
Asuparabekon
Batu Ferringhi steamed fish
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Penang steamed fish
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Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis is a common and widespread hoverfly though…
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Common green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Common shieldbug The Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)…
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The Honey bee (Apis mellifera) makes honey from pollen and…
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Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula is a common predatory bug found on a…
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Lucilia sericata
Lucilia sericata A green metallic ‘greenbottle’…
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Muscina levida
The Muscina genus is characterised by a striped thorax, a red…
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Xyphosia miliaria
Xyphosia miliaria may have a body length of 5 to 8 mm and a…
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Deraeocoris flavilinea
Deraeocoris flavilinea is a species which has rapidly…
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Common carder bumblebee
The only one of three all-ginger bumblebees to be a member of…
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Ten spot lady bird (Adalia decempunctata)
A small and variable ladybird – which confusingly…
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Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terestris)
The Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terestris) or large earth…
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Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea has bold yellow and black markings and gets…
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Tapered drone fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Whilst similar to E. tenax, this species has a more tapering…
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Spotted Longhorn (Rutpela maculata)
Rutpela maculata is also commonly known as the…
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Polydrusus formosus
A bright metallic green weevil with round scales, a dark club…
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Closterotomus norwegicus
Closterotomus norwegicus belongs to the Miridae family and is…
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Aphidius colemani and its mummies
Aphidius colemani are small braconid wasps. Females lay eggs…
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Common Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria)
The Sarcophagidae are often known as Flesh Flies and can be…
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Plagiognathus arbustorum
This extremely common bug is found throughout the UK on a…
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
The Small Copper is usually seen in ones and twos, but in some…
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Rhopalus subrufus
This genus comprises four species in the UK; all are rather…
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Rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)
This large and striking species is native to the USA, where it…
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Yellow swarming fly (Thaumatomyia notata)
Thaumatomyia notata, the yellow swarming fly, is a species of…
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Common green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Common green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) The common green…
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Alder beetle (Agelastica alni)
The Alder leaf beetle is a 7-8 mm long dark metallic blue leaf…
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Buff tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris)
One of the ‘Big 7’ widespread and abundant species, found in a…
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Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)
The Willow emerald damselfly is a recent colonist, with…
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Brown shield bug (Coreus marginatus)
A large and mottled reddish-brown squash bug with a broad,…
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Banded general (Stratiomys potamida)
The banded general soldier fly is of the ‘big…
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Figwort Cheilosia (Cheilosia variabilis)
Wing length 7.5 – 10mm. This is a fairly robust all…
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Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
Pieris rapae is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of…
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Tephritis neesii
The adult Tephritis neesii has a blackish-brown body with a…
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Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
The Red Admiral is a frequent visitor to gardens throughout…
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Soldier fly (Chloromyia formosa)
Chloromyia formosa can reach a length of 7.3–9 millimetres…
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
One of the ‘Big 7’ widespread and abundant species, found in a…
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Black ants (Lasius niger)
The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common…
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Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus)
The lesser stag beetle may be smaller than its famous cousin,…
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Large Narcissus Fly (Merodon equestris)
Known as the Large Narcissus Fly or Narcissus Bulb Fly, this…
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Hover fly (Eupeodes luniger)
A larger species than E.corollae, the other common Eupeodes in…
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Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
The only one of three all-ginger bumblebees to be a member of…
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Common blue damsel fly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
A medium-small damselfly. The thick blue stripe on its thorax…
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Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria)
Occurs in woodland, gardens and hedgerows. Butterflies often…
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Thelaira nigripes
Thelaira nigripes is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae…
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Closterotomus trivialis
A new arrival in Britain where it has been associated with the…
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Common banded hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii)
The common banded hoverfly is a very common hoverfly found…
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Broken back bug (Taylorilygus apicalis)
Taylorilygus apicalis can reach a length of about 4–5…
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Harlequin ladybird – Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin ladybird larva feeding on aphids. Harlequin ladybird…
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Vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)
Seen in my garden near a vine, but the Vine weevil can feed on…
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Ptychoptera contaminata
Not the best image, but there may be mites around its…
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Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)
The Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) is a native of…
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Black and yellow long horn (Rutpela-maculata)
This is a large but well-marked longhorn beetle with a…
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common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
The common red soldier beetle is also known as the…
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Median Wasp ( Dolichovespula media)
Wasps – useful but annoying at picnics. The median wasp…
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Cinnabar Moth Caterpilar (Tyria jacobaeae)
This species is so named due to the colour of the hindwings…
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Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
The male of Oedemera nobilis, as in most Oedemera species,…
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Miridae (Liocoris tripustulatus)
Miridae (Liocoris tripustulatus) with a cream scutellum and…
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Impunctate mini-miner bee (Andrena subopaca)
Andrena subopaca is a Palearctic species of mining bee feeding…
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Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)
The female Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis). It…
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Marmalade hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Our most common hoverfly, the marmalade fly, is orange with…
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Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)
This soldier fly has sexes that are very different in…
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Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)
The speckled bush cricket is a species of bush cricket common…
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Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)
Stag beetles are one of the most spectacular insects in the…
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Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis The adults reach 15–17 mm long. They have…
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Grey Mining bee (Andrena cineraria)
Close up a Grey Mining bee (Andrena cineraria) feeding on…
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Root maggot fly (Botanophila fugax)
This root maggot fly (?Botanophila fugax) knew that danger…
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Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)
Usually found on Dock plants, it can be seen anywhere that…
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Asian Brown Praying Mantis – Hierodula membranacea
Asian Brown Praying Mantis – Hierodula membranacea: The…
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7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) A cheerful…
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