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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

#Hummingbird chick acts like a #caterpillar to survive
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"Unlike most #hummingbirds, the jacobin chick was covered in long brown feathers... they saw a predatory #wasp approach the chick when the mother was away. As the wasp hovered above the nest, the chick started to twitch its body vigorously, swinging its head from side to side. A few seconds later, the wasp flew away... many #caterpillars in this region have similar-looking brown hairs that can give painful stings"

A small bird nest with one egg and one fluffy chick
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The Conversation UK

It also turns out that the data on wasps is not as rich as it could be. This is where you come in. It's not too late to take part in the second sessions of the twitter.com/bigwaspsurvey of 2024. Find out more here: bigwaspsurvey.org/

#citizenscience #wasp #survey #wasplove

The more we know about wasps, the more we can be effective guardians of our ecosystems. theconversation.com/where-the-

X (formerly Twitter)Big Wasp Survey (@bigwaspsurvey) on XThe Big Wasp Survey - harnessing the power of the public to help scientists learn more about wasps! And spreading the #wasplove
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Ashes and Dust

Well would you look at that - it's the gall of the Rose Root Gall Wasp (Diplolepis radicum). Despite their size and color these galls are hard to find given their position low on the stem and often covered by woodland detritus.

I've been on the look out for these for a few years now and, thanks to whoever mowed along the railroad tracks, a few galls were readily visible. Made a nice unexpected find.

Manitoba, Canada

A large, lumpy, bright red roundish gall attached to a rose stem just above the ground.
#Gall#galls#Diplolepis
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