I found some other interesting characters while following up on the gentle long horned bees, including a few American sand wasps. I had seen quite a few sand wasps in coastal British Columbia a couple of years ago and was able to get a video of one digging a nest. I have been on the … Continue reading The Fly Hunters (Sand Wasps)
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Spring Bugs, Birds, and Besties
It has been an early, hot, and dry spring in the Okanagan, so it was wonderful to get the much needed rain. I have been on a couple of hikes, and the bugs are active and up and about. Mining bees, bumble bees, and honey bees are all actively foraging and collecting nectar. The cottonwoods … Continue reading Spring Bugs, Birds, and Besties
In the Laces: Wasps, Beetles, and a Snake Tale
Queen Anne's lace is a weed that pops up in the summer in the Okanagan from June onwards. It's delicate white flowers are quite striking and resemble little umbrellas. The flat-topped shallow flower clusters called umbels (word of the day) makes it easy for pollinators with short tongues, especially wasps, to drink nectar. I have … Continue reading In the Laces: Wasps, Beetles, and a Snake Tale
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