A ‘swarm’ of bumblebees is usually a mating ritual by Bombus hypnorum males I have had many different bumblebee species nesting in my wildlife garden and found many wild nests over the years. In 2001 (Goulson and Williams) found the first recorded Bombus...
Common Yellow-face bee starts her new nest but dies near the entrance This female Common yellow-face bee (Hylaeus communis) did nest in another cavity and as she neared the end of that nest, she flew around in search of another nest site. I was on hand to view this so...
Queen Bombus hypnorum with lover AND escort in my wildlife garden I heard a very heavy deep sounding bumblebee buzzing sound near me and lo and behold it was a queen Bombus hypnorum with a male who was mating with her and on her back was another male. I have never...
Prof Dave Goulson giving the North Wales Wildlife Trust’s Lacey Lecture I was very fortunate enough to attend a lecture by Prof Dave Goulsons ‘Averting the Insect Apocalypse’ on behalf of the North Wales Wildlife Trust’s, annual Lacy Lecture...
Why did the Humming-bird Hawk-moth die? After I filmed the moth I thought I would add a little more to the article and did some research. Read on to find out what killed the moth and several others. You may be shocked! Humming-bird Hawk-moth feeding upon lavender I...
Life and death struggle for the unfortunate hoverfly larva Having a little time to go looking amongst the wildlife meadow brings rewards. I have never seen this before, and the action caught my attention. A parasitoid wasp is attempting then succeeding in using its...
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