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Today while in line waiting to celebrate St Paddys Day I noticed a bug
zipping around some the crowd in front of me sporting tall green St Paddys
shamrock hats thinking it was a yellow jacket . Then to my surprise this bug
actually landed on two different peoples hats . So naturally being
interested in insects I of course stepped out of line to make a closer
observation to many peoples chagrin of said bug which actually turned out
to be a
Leaf-cutter bee aka MEGACHILE ssp .
So interestingly where it was a leafcutter bee it seemed attracted to alight
on the bright green shamrock hats . Confused ! ? ! Maybe - from the near 13
deg midday sun & heat and doing what comes naturally to this critter that
being searching for leaves ?
Regardless - a nice way to see my first bug of spring 2010 .
Bring it . . .
DB
******************
Derek W. Bridgehouse
85 Prince Albert Rd.
Dartmouth, NS
B2Y 1M1
CANADA
d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and
leave a trail ." - Emerson
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Today while in line waiting to celebrate St Paddys =
Day I
noticed a bug zipping around some the crowd in front of me sporting tall =
green St
Paddys shamrock hats thinking it was a yellow jacket . Then to my =
surprise this
bug actually landed on two different peoples hats . So naturally being
interested in insects I of course stepped out of line to make a closer
observation to many peoples chagrin of said bug which actually =
turned out
to be a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal> Leaf-cutter bee aka =
<b><i>MEGACHILE ssp .<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>So interestingly where it was a leafcutter bee it =
seemed
attracted to alight on the bright green shamrock hats . Confused ! ? ! =
Maybe - from
the near 13 deg midday sun & heat and doing what comes naturally to =
this
critter that being searching for leaves ? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Regardless – a nice way to see my first bug =
of spring
2010 . <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Bring it . . . <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>DB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>******************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Derek W. =
Bridgehouse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>85 Prince Albert =
Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Dartmouth, =
NS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>B2Y =
1M1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca</span><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>"<i>Do not go =
where the
path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail</i> =
."
- Emerson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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