In the fields behind my house, where I walk most days, there are many stinging nettles on the path side. On one particular day I noticed that the top of the nettle had something all around it….you could say ‘enveloped‘ by a web looking thing (technical jargon I know, but I think you understand!).
“Oh,” I thought, “I remember…small tortoiseshell butterflies lay their eggs on nettles….”
In a few days this happens…..
They start to grow….
and grow.
And here’s what the adult small tortoiseshell looks like….
