#bugsarecool — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bugsarecool, aggregated by home.social.
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I spotted two native ladybugs on my lemon tree today! I hope they eat all the scale bugs on it!
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Good news. A native lady bug is on my lemon tree—a scale bug buffet!
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well, hello silver bug! fancy seeing ya!
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well, hello silver bug! fancy seeing ya!
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well, hello silver bug! fancy seeing ya!
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well, hello silver bug! fancy seeing ya!
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well, hello silver bug! fancy seeing ya!
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Grasshoppers 💞 at the community garden 💚
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Peppa the paperWasp was doing this yesterday—blowing a droplet of apple juice right out of her mouth and sucking it back in—several times. It was fascinating to see. I assume it was enjoyable to her?
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The paperWasp I took in yesterday can’t seem to fly. I let her be outside on the jasmine plant for a while, but she appeared eager to come back to her safe container. So, I took her back inside. There are too many birds here (because I offer a few cups of birdseeds) and not safe for a disabled insects.
Anyway, she just ate some apple and went to rest on begonia flower. 🌺🐝
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A teeny leafhopper by the front door. Went for an afternoon hike, and when we returned, the hopper was still there. 🤍🥹
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Some paperWasps drink from the droplets on the broad leaves as soon as I water my flowerbed for this reason. They know it’s the cleanest water. 💚💧🐝✨
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This evening, I was chatting up this blue dragonfly to perch on my fingertips at Fells’ forest, which they did twice, but didn’t stay on long enough for a photo. I love how some of them are so friendly. I was telling them how I could summon some mosquitos for them to snack. lol
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*SQUEE*
A plump monarch butterfly caterpillar on milkweed in the under-the-cherryTree flowerbed on the sidewalk.
This made my day. 💚🤩😍🐛✨
I grew the milkweed from seeds and planted them several years ago.
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The rains also brought dragonfly army! This one guards my community garden plot from mosquitos.
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Found a cool bug on milkweed! 💚
Spined soldier bug nymph, beneficial insects, according to a search online.
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My pollinators!! 🥰💧🐝🌸🐝✨💕
A couple of paperWasps came to drink as I refresh the birdbaths.
(The rim of the tray is textured and nonslip, so they have a firm grip. There’s usually a leaf or two floating for bug safety.😉)Bumblebees love the milkweed flowers.
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This just in:
Nessus Sphinx moth on the milkweed flowers!! 😍💕 https://loops.video/v/9d5yl7n90F
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Watching “The Lifegivers” Bugs that Rule the World on #PBSNature 💚 Fantastic program!
🐝🦋🐛🐞🪲🪰🦟🪳They didn’t mention pollinating wasps though.
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@nev wow, a cool video!!
I’ve seen a few that were in the bale of hay we used to get for our rescued house rabbits.
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@nev wow, a cool video!!
I’ve seen a few that were in the bale of hay we used to get for our rescued house rabbits.
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@nev wow, a cool video!!
I’ve seen a few that were in the bale of hay we used to get for our rescued house rabbits.
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@nev wow, a cool video!!
I’ve seen a few that were in the bale of hay we used to get for our rescued house rabbits.
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@nev wow, a cool video!!
I’ve seen a few that were in the bale of hay we used to get for our rescued house rabbits.
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The paperWasps are doing well.
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@futurebird I’m assuming this is also a carpenter ant? This one was in Medford, MA.
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@futurebird Hello. I used to feature ants in my short video loops on occasion. Some ants are so lucky to live in beautiful places. Fascinating creatures.
If you can tell us anything about this little ant, that’d be wonderful. Thank you. (More info on AltText :)
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Long legged fly? in February in Massachusetts?? There’s still snow on the ground. I suppose s/he could have hatched indoors around my wintering trees and plants…
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It’s been a rather warm November, the white butterfly caterpillars that hitchhiked on the arugula in the community garden were able to fly away last week.
BGM: I Could Be Happy ♪ 🦋🤍🦋✨
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um… I’m watching a pair of #bumblebees mating right now. 🤯🥰💘🐝💞🐝💖💕 They’ve been at it for almost an hour.
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A little #wasp sipping some apple juice 🍎✨🍃
Priocnemis ?http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241388371
Btw, it’s a piece of organic Cosmic Crisp apple.
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Pale Beauty moth on West Side Trail
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Sleeping beeauty 💕🐝💤💚
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DYK bumblebees can fly backward?
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I wish I knew what was going on between the paperWasp and the hoverFly-like wasp. The paperWasp (on the right) seemed to be guarding the okra flower bud while the other wasp seemed to be bothering.
[edit: originally I assumed the other wasp to be a hoverFly.]
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Spotted a paperWasp buzzing around my lemon tree. She landed on the milkweed to rest. I LOVE paperWasps. ❤️🐝✨
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The #paperWasp queen was studying me while I took some photos this evening. I’m still thinking about making her own wasp house, like a small version of a birdhouse. I gotta do it soon though before her helpers emerge. 😉🫶🐝💕
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A #paperWasp queen made a nest under the lid of the storage bench in my communityGarden plot. We’ll be gently opening and closing it from now on. They’re docile, and avid #pollinators, so I think we can share the storage bench. We’ll see…
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Oh drat. Forgot about #FlyDay.
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Osmia cornifrons, aka horn-faced #masonBee ? Looked like she was trying to warm up by the south facing kitchen door before flying away.
(There are some early cherry blossoms on the other side of the house now🌸🐝)
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Oh, it’s #FlyDay!
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The little bumblebee made my day! 🌼🐝~💕
#bumblebee #MiddlesexFells #forest #BugsAreCool #pollinators #goldenrod #wildflowersMA
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Teeny inchworm: roar!
me: relax little one! you’re going outside where you can forage to your heart’s content!
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Teeny inchworm: roar!
me: relax little one! you’re going outside where you can forage to your heart’s content!
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Teeny inchworm: roar!
me: relax little one! you’re going outside where you can forage to your heart’s content!