Varied carpet beetles huddle together at the base of a poached egg flower. A common pest in houses, their larvae cause damage to natural fibres such as in carpets and clothing. They emerge in warm weather when their favoured food of pollen is available. #carpetbeetle #poachedeggplant #insectpests

Limnanthes douglasii, the poached egg plant. A pretty self-seeding annual that bees and hover flies love.

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