Jan 1, 2020
Plants for bees: a 6-year study The following information along with a link to a more detailed report may be of interest to many of you wanting to help bees by having the flowers they will actually use. I hope you find it useful. From rosybee plants for bees Summary...
Nov 11, 2019
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...
Nov 9, 2019
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...
Sep 28, 2018
How does a spider remove a leaf that’s fallen onto its web? Spider’s webs are difficult to see which is why they are successful in snaring an unsuspecting flying insect. Webs are made of strong flexible silk which is laced with sticky globules to catch...
Mar 30, 2018
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...
Mar 11, 2018
Chrysidids. Beautiful Ruby-Tailed or Jewel wasps That flash of iridescent metallic blue-green you observed near your solitary bee nest box was probably a wasp. It is likely to be a Chrysidid cuckoo wasp, a family of parasitoid and cleptoparasitic wasps. Their...
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