Me and who

I have a new enamel pin set on kickstarter now. A lot of people told me they liked the honeybee from my previous one that did not get unlocked, so now I have made a bug set.

I need more bug knowledge in my life.

I offer these facts in return:

Bees:

• Bees speak through dance.
• Only female bees have stingers.
• Male bees are thrown out of the hive during winter to conserve resources.
• Bees will play with balls for fun.
• Honey can last for hundreds of years when properly preserved.

Ants:

• Ants speak through pheromones.
• Ants have graveyards.
• If a living ant has the pheromones of a dead ant they will be brought to the graveyard (either by self isolation or brought their through peers).
• Ants are one of the only other species to declare wars.

Scorpions:

• Scorpions glow under a black light.
• Scorpions look after their offspring after birth.

It was a nice day with a warm breeze.

I found this firebug in my greenhouse, I thought they might be an unusual morph but I looked them up and I think that is just what they look like right after moulting. The black spots take a while to appear.

I gathered a lot of greens and herbs for the kids. Bunnies love bamboo btw, fortunately it grows in my garden.