The mid-August Garden
— Southwick Country Park
Isabelle found a nest of peacock caterpillars.
— Southwick Country Park
The unfairly maligned wasps — Scottish pollinators
I saw a wasp upon a wall And did not like his face at all: And so the creature had no time To wonder whether he liked mine. ‘Plain Murder’, A.G. Prys-Jones. The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) and its close relative, the German wasp (Vespula germanica), are not likely candidates for the most loved […]
The unfairly maligned wasps — Scottish pollinators
Patience, Young Grasshopper. — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 250. Grasshopper Why don’t some doctors like being on hold? They don’t have a lot of patients. Interesting Fact: A large grasshopper, such as a locust, can jump about a metre (twenty body lengths) without using its wings; the acceleration peaks at about 20 g.[26] Grasshoppers jump by extending their large back legs and […]
Meet the Cornish Black Bee — The Cornish Bird
Could the Cornish Black Bee be an answer to the decline in bee population in the UK? The sad fact is that bees are in real trouble. In recent years the news coverage of their plight has become increasingly worrying. It is now estimated that of the roughly two thousand species of bee in Europe…
Bonus hummingbird moth photos — Birds of New England.com
You had to see this one coming. Here are a few bonus hummingbird moth photos to enjoy as you wind down your weekend.
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Shed of The Year 2019 and the Dunbar Number; Bees are Back; Jewelled Insects. — thegardenimpressionists
In a blatant bit of promotional activity, I’m asking any readers of this to support “The Hut” in a public vote to find the Cuprinol Shed of The Year 2019. Having decided to enter “The Hut” into this annual national competition back in spring, it was a big surprise to be contacted about a month […]
The importance of insects — Scottish pollinators
Insects and other invertebrates dominate virtually every ecosystem in the world. They represent about 80% of Earth’s biodiversity, and insects alone comprise over a million species. But this figure is just for the described species: their total number has been estimated to lie between 3 million and as many as 80 million. Scotland is the […]
A Ladybug Swarm in California Was Big Enough to Show Up on Weather Radar — TIME
At first, even meteorologists were intrigued by what appeared to be a giant rain cloud on the National Weather Service’s (NWS) San Diego County radar Tuesday evening. Things got stranger when they consulted with spotters on the ground, the Los Angeles Times reports: The blob, estimated at about 80 miles by 80 miles and moving…
via A Ladybug Swarm in California Was Big Enough to Show Up on Weather Radar — TIME
Among the Many Talents of the Humble Honey Bee: Arithmetic — TIME
Honey bees are capable of understanding complex arithmetic, according to a new study published Wednesday. Scientists discovered that bees can “learn to use blue and yellow as symbolic representations for addition or subtraction,” according to the report published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances. While many animals demonstrate an understanding of basic numbers for tasks…
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