#firebugs — Public Fediverse posts
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2/2 be found sunbathing on stones, and tree trunks. They love #climatechange and wander slowly northwards.
Gardeners, who don't like them, can prevent nymphae becoming adult by talking to them ... via the pheromones of Abies balsamea wood chips. Their scent, the #Juvabione, mimicks the juvenile hormone of firebugs. But why should one do this!
#NatureMatchCuts #ReconnectWithNature #biodiversity #pheromones #interspeciesCommunication #firebugs #bugstodon
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1/2 In our #museum, visitors are often surprised when I show them our housemates, err, #garden mates. 😁
These #firebugs are also visitors, enjoying some warm stones. Normally, they live on the lime trees at the church beside the museum.
Firebugs feed on fallen lime seeds (and seeds of some other plants) and dead insects. They are no pest.
They communicate and gather with the help of #pheromones. Loving heat, they can#insects #biodiversity #naturepark #VosgesDuNord #mosstodon #lichenSubscribe