~meoralis~Some gardening drama for #Bienstag. Apologies for the poor quality, but they're really tiny. And fast. đ«Ł
Last week, I set up a new patch in the garden and replanted my herbs and strawberries from the old plot. But oh, the drama! As I removed the edging stones and plants from the old patch, I uncovered loads of #ants. (Since some of them made their way into the house, I assume the whole garden is one giant ant colony. đ ) Anyway, I accidentally dug up a few #miningBees as well (sorry little ones, feel free to settle in the new plot!), and then I watched a death match between two #bees and an army of ants. The bees tried to flee from the ant territory, but whenever they were bitten by the ants, they twitched and lost their balance. It was really hard to watch nature unfold. Kiddo tried to move the bees to a different spot, but since they were crawling with at least two ants each, I don't know if it worked.
If you look closely, you might spot an #ant on the bee.
I also dug up a toad under the strawberries by accident, but that's for another WildlifeWednesday episode. đž
#InsektenSamstag #InsectSaturday #Andrena #Sandbiene #Biene #Bienen #insect #Insekt #insects #Insekten #nature #Natur #pollinators
Last week, I set up a new patch in the garden and replanted my herbs and strawberries from the old plot. But oh, the drama! As I removed the edging stones and plants from the old patch, I uncovered loads of #ants. (Since some of them made their way into the house, I assume the whole garden is one giant ant colony. đ ) Anyway, I accidentally dug up a few #miningBees as well (sorry little ones, feel free to settle in the new plot!), and then I watched a death match between two #bees and an army of ants. The bees tried to flee from the ant territory, but whenever they were bitten by the ants, they twitched and lost their balance. It was really hard to watch nature unfold. Kiddo tried to move the bees to a different spot, but since they were crawling with at least two ants each, I don't know if it worked.
If you look closely, you might spot an #ant on the bee.
I also dug up a toad under the strawberries by accident, but that's for another WildlifeWednesday episode. đž
#InsektenSamstag #InsectSaturday #Andrena #Sandbiene #Biene #Bienen #insect #Insekt #insects #Insekten #nature #Natur #pollinators
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