Nadia’s Backyard- Two-Marked Treehoppers: It’s Complex December 21, 2023
- Birds of a Feather? October 3, 2023
- The Promise of Disorder in a Winter Yard February 11, 2022
- Rerun: Men of Rice December 7, 2016
- Where the Words Live November 30, 2016
- Going Native October 16, 2016
- Backyard Gooseberries are Saucy Little Things June 17, 2015
- Spring Rerun: Kimchi from your backyard to you April 27, 2015
- A Seagull Named Emma January 27, 2015
- The Long Travelers: Leaf-cutter Bees, Part II September 29, 2014
Tag Archives: Hymenoptera
A Seagull Named Emma
We have never had a seagull in our backyard, at least to my knowledge. So let me be clear up front that if you are expecting a heartwarming tale of an errant seabird squawking its way into Nadia’s heart or … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Musings, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, Hymenoptera, Insects, Leaf-cutter Bees, Musings, Pollinators
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The Long Travelers: Leaf-cutter Bees, Part II
Life travels, and a lot of it has made the journey to our backyard. That includes Nadia and me–a few hundred miles from my point of origin for me and considerably more for Nadia. Some of this life travels north … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Musings, Photography
Tagged Evolution, Hymenoptera, Insects, Leaf-cutter Bees, Missouri, Musings, Photography, Pollinators, Reproduction
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Cutting-up in Columbia: Leaf-cutter Bees in the Yard
One of the joys of yard-watching in our urban wilderness is that you never know what you might find and where curiosity might take you. One fine summer day as I patrolled our domain, camera in hand, I came across … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Musings, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, Hymenoptera, Insects, Leaf-cutter Bees, Megachile brevis, Missouri, Musings, Photography, Pollinators, Reproduction
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