Do not fear, the annual blog update is finally here! I apologize for the late entry, I have just been so bee-sy with data collection that I didn’t realize how bee-hind I got. But I am back now, so flip your frown, and lemme tell you about some neat stuff that I’ve found:
[Bee-Search]
Pinned At Long Last
Although they have yet to be uploaded to iNaturalist, all of last year’s collected bees have been pinned! The box you can see is one of three total so far, hopefully this year’s data will be(e) able to fit in its own too!
Heckin’ Hymenoptera
Here are a few others in the order that didn’t make the cut to be(e)come model specimens. Take a look at how cool these wasps are, and while their long ovipositors may seem menacing, they are actually quite useful to deposit eggs in hard-to-reach locations!
[College Garden]
Living Time Machine
Have you Senna any plants going to seed? Reminiscent of beans, the pods pictured be(e)low are indeed Wild Senna seeds! And a special appearance this week is brought to us by the Ohio Spiderwort… although all other spiderwort plants across campus have withered away, this one bloom at the College Garden says, “I’m here to stay!”
Bees, Beetles, & Besties
[Pine Patch]
Thrown of the Over-grown
I took this photo before I did some major weeding, but you’ll have to check back in next week to see the after!
Season of Seeds
It’s the bee-uty of pollination baby!
Still Here?
The Foxglove Beardtounge diminished at the start of the summer back in June, so its quite the oddity to have seen this lil fellow out and about when I was weeding the Pine Patch this week. Call that a late bloomer!
Buzz on the Block
[Vegetable Garden]
Bun on the Run
Just the one
Having fun
By the suns
The Bees Knees
Sunflower Scour
Pollinators in the Plot
Spot the Bee(s)
[Fi.eld Days.]
More Pan Traps Planned
The following pictures are from the pan trap collection I did over the weekend. This round I collected 20 bees; the highest amount I’ve found at Rittman since early July (27 bees), and more than last week’s (6).
53 Down
I finally went through the three data collections I’ve completed at the William J. Robertson Preserve over the past couple of months. I counted over 300 specimens, with roughly 28.3% or so be(e)ing bees! In the next several weeks I intend to pin other noteworthy insects from the traps, including Orthoptera (crickets), Coleoptera (beetles), and other Hymenoptera (wasps/cool ants). I will eventually present all of these in a box for future environmental education classes to be held at the WJRNP.
Spot the Swallowtail
Just Bee-cause
[Is This Goodbee or Hello?]
(Bee pun counter: 11)
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