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This year, due to the relatively mild weather, combined with a moderate amount of rain, in the UK we seem to have an abundance of creepy crawlies, eight legged beasties and things that go flutter in the night. Arachnophobics please switch off now.

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Insects that put the “master” in disguises.

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Scary bugs that will make you want to call your exterminator.

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“There once was an ugly duckling,” goes the old song. This could not be more true of these stunning butterflies and their most peculiar caterpillars. Another opportunity to scratch your head at the vagaries of Mother Nature, take a look at this pictorial proof of butterfly beauty and caterpillar creepiness!