#cainsects — Public Fediverse posts

I hung out at the 'Hot Lips' salvia for a while today, hoping to catch an interesting native species or event among the pollinators. With 1,600 species of native bees (that's just bees, not even including flies or wasps) found in California... ya think? But the bush was swarming with only (sorry, Ben) European honey bees. I did catch this nice moment when one sunlit bee was brushing against the anthers while nectaring.
#gardening #bees #pollinators #CAinsects #NevadaCountyCA @ai6yr

She's still here. Day 3. #mantis #CAinsects

Wore my grippy water shoes up on the roof to blow off leaves and clear the drain channels.

Satisfying to see the filter holes on the gutter covers re-emerge. And to return to the ground not as a ladder-accident statistic.

Ready for more #rain
#NevadaCountyCA #CAwx #CAinsects #insects #bugphotography #naturephotography

Meanwhile, the female #mantis I discovered last night is still hanging out by the garage door.