Bob Hobden wrote in message
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"Glenda" wrote in message
Does anyone know what the small red beetle thing is that seems to be
all over our garden this year? It's slightly smaller than a ladybird,
moves quickly and is totally red - and there are a lot of them this
year, haven't noticed them ever before.

Many thanks in advance.

Have you got a dry sunny garden?
Do they look a bit like a small bright red spider? If so I've forgotten
their name but they are harmless.

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Thrombidium mites?
Spider

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Yes. Never seen one though. Thank goodness.

Ah, that's not the one that's all over the garden. The ones we have
are transparent red rather than solid red (if that makes sense) and
have no black bits on them. Any ideas?

Cardinal beetle?

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