Awareness is a thing.

#Upcycled #DIYProject #Conservation #HabitatCreation #BugHotel #CreativeReuse #Handmade #InsectHotel #Biodiversity #RecycledMaterials

Insect hotel made of shells. Of course, it needs to be under a roof to protect it from the rain. Insects love it! #insects #insecthotel #shells #insectlove

#FotoVorschlag: Löchrig // Full of holes

Die einen sehen nur Löcher, die anderen ein Mehrfamilienhaus // Where some see just holes, others see a block of flats


#Natur #nature #Insektenhotel #insectHotel #bugHotel #insectHouse #Insektenhaus #Farnsehen #MoorpfadTarmstedt

Grass-carrying wasp (probably Isodontia mexicana) inside her nest at one of my insect hotels. Second pic is deeper in the nest and shows the paralyzed tree crickets (Oecanthus sp.) that are food for her progeny. #InsectHotel #wasps #hymenoptera #crickets #insect #nature #entomology

#insecthotel #Wemmel #NikonD600 #Nikon

#ecology #InsectHotel #nature #wood 🪵🪲🐝🐜

Isodontia mexicana, a grass-carrying wasp that provisions nests with paralyzed tree crickets. This individual emerged from a cocoon that was in the observation panel of my insect hotel. I'm hoping this year that some will move into the pitcher plant (Sarracenia sp.) that I have growing in my new mini pond. Because apparently they do that. #InsectHotel #wasps #crickets #insects #sarracenia

Five second video of a parasitic cuckoo wasp at one of my insect hotels. I love how their antennae are always in motion. And their huge eyes. And their metallic color. But huge pain to ID. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #CuckooWasp #chrysididae #insects #bees #wasps

Earlier this week I noticed that one of the Georgia mason bees (Osmia georgica) at the front-yard insect hotel had capped off her nest. They use masticated leaves and nectar. Not sure what the white things are. She's since moved on to another paper straw. So busy! #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #pollinators #osmia