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Dear All, July 19, 2014
Hymenoptera have been sparse in the yard for some (6 ?) weeks so I =
was interested this evening to see a small Bumble Bee working Gnapweed =
(Centuraea nigra). Unfortunately I do not yet know our BBs.
It was loaded with pollen and sonicating (not sure of this term but =
vibrating wings after landing) so assume it was gathering pollen. =
Several times it landed on flowers of other plants but moved on at once =
until landing on Gnapweed.
While watching this BB I noticed a Paper Wasp, acting a bit drunk, =
repeatedly landing on leaves or stems of Gnapweed >10 times (and nothing =
else) and always no more than 10 cm above ground level. It was not =
gathering hairs but I wonder if there are small beads of secretion on =
some hairs that was the (perhaps intoxicating) attraction.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville.
YT, Dave Webster Kentville
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<DIV> Hymenoptera have been sparse in the yard for =
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weeks so I was interested this evening to see a small Bumble Bee working =
Gnapweed (<EM>Centuraea nigra</EM>). Unfortunately I do not yet know our =
BBs.</DIV>
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<DIV> It was loaded with pollen and sonicating (not =
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this term but vibrating wings after landing) so assume it was gathering =
pollen.=20
Several times it landed on flowers of other plants but moved on at once =
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landing on Gnapweed.</DIV>
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<DIV> While watching this BB I noticed a Paper =
Wasp,=20
acting a bit drunk, repeatedly landing on leaves or stems of Gnapweed =
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times (and nothing else) and always no more than 10 cm above ground =
level.=20
It was not gathering hairs but I wonder if there are small beads of =
secretion on=20
some hairs that was the (perhaps intoxicating) attraction.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville.</DIV>
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