tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post5374575037194503515..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Daily Mail on the topic of "They own land, give them money!"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-53075410784283413282022-01-11T13:23:56.230+00:002022-01-11T13:23:56.230+00:00What's not to like? They eat slugs and snails ...What's not to like? They eat slugs and snails and employ a method of turning chemical energy into light that is more efficient than anything we have been able to come up with, and they look pretty for the few days of their adult life.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-86600919006654165722022-01-11T11:21:19.755+00:002022-01-11T11:21:19.755+00:00B, "planning to apply for grants to introduce...B, "planning to apply for grants to introduce polecats and glow worms". Does the applicant care whether it works or not? Better if it doesn't then you can apply again in a few years' time.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of glow worms though.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9838218023725452632022-01-11T08:56:47.137+00:002022-01-11T08:56:47.137+00:00"planning to introduce polecats and glow worm..."planning to introduce polecats and glow worms..."<br /><br />Good luck with that. Glowworms are very picky about where they live: they were rare even in the C18th.<br />Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.com