Ancistrocerus gazella, a new wasp to my summer bee solitary wasp nesting unit This mason wasp is also known as the European Tube Wasp. According to Wikipedia, the female collects as many as 20 caterpillars in each nest. Looking at the size of the cells, how on earth...
Inspired by David Attenborough in my youth I have been an organic and wildlife gardener since about 1986. I would have been one earlier but did not have the opportunity. I can say it has had an enormously positive effect on my life. Living on the outskirts of...
Female Hairy-footed flower bee foraging on lungwort At first glance, the all black female hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) can easily be mistaken for a queen bumblebee in the early spring, albeit she is somewhat smaller, has orange hairs on her hind legs...
Concrete Gravel Boards are barriers to hedgehogs According to Hedgehog Street, hedgehogs can travel about one mile every night in search of food and a mate. “We now know that one of the main reasons why hedgehogs are declining in Britain is because our fences...
Primroses. A good nectar source for early pollinators? Many articles I have read over the years state that primroses are a useful nectar source for early pollinating bumblebees. Well, in fact, if we look a little closer, it depends upon their tube-like proboscis or...
Common Groundhopper in my wildflower meadow Living in a terraced house, one of many 1000s, with a backyard, outside loo, no grass, parks, trees, etc., on the fringes of Liverpool city centre in my childhood and early adulthood, I never saw a grasshopper until I lived...
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