Shore bugs are small, oval, brownish insects that hide in grasses. They hop away and quickly disappear into the grass when disturbed. Shore bugs feed on other insects.
Ground beetles have an armour coating of thickened forewings called "elytra" that cover their clear hindwings and protect them from predators. There are many species of ground beetles that feed on other insects in both the larva and adult stages.
Wood ticks live on grassland plants and are active from March to June. They can sense movement and "quest" with their fore legs in the air, waiting for an animal, or person, to pass within grasping range. When the bug sense a warm-blooded host, it will attach iteself to a person or animal. The skin is punctured and blood is sucked from the host, aided by an anticoagulant in the tick’s saliva.
Want to find out about species at risk in gullies? Go to Species at Risk
Here are some other representative species in gullies:
Beetles: Carrion Beetle (Silphidae) Tiger Beetle (Carabidae) Crickets & Grasshoppers: Band-winged Grasshopper Spur-throated Grasshopper Flies: Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) Robber Flies (Asilidae) Wasps, Ants & Bees: Solitary bee Velvet ants (Mutillidae)
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