invertebrates

Spring Bees

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Saw bumblebees for the first time this year. I’m sure they were out and about during the sunny weather while I was gone, however. They were busy buzzing around the blueberry flowers. Most of the flowers seem to have survived the chilly nights that occurred last week, but I did notice some bushes that seemed … Read more

Snapping/Jumping Beetle

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Melissa noticed some sort of beetle that was in our house and asked me to get it. When I picked it up, it made a snapping noise and I could feel it making a folding type motion. When I tossed it outside, it landed on its back and then it snapped. It popped three or … Read more

Ants

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While I was at the muskeg this afternoon, I decided to check around for ants. I looked closely at a mound of moss that had built up around the base of a tree and did not notice any ants. I poked at it a little bit, moving moss around a little bit to see what … Read more

More on Spruce Cones

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I twisted apart a few more spruce cones today. I did not find any more with worms, but I did find one that had a long skinny black beetle looking insect. Perhaps the worm I noticed previously is a larval stage of the insect I saw today.