^ they do look good.
About 2 hours earlier today I saw a swarm of bees blow through our backyard and figured they wouldn't stop..... However
They did, in one of our shade trees by the house. The nice thing about these bees is they are not aggressive and you can put your hand right up next to the swarm and they pay you no attention. I like having a hive in our yard. They can pollinate our flowering trees.
what size was she, i love looking at them, dangerous tho they are.
^ shame, i try to let them all have a place. I let an area go to elephant grass as this encourages the weaver birds collecting the grass which is great to watch when they are nesting but more importantly always encourages praying mantis, one of my favourites.
Love me a mantis, awesome creatures.
Unfortunately this is our Bangkok mooban garden so its only 15m2, not much space for everyone to coexist. I think the fact more people have moved in around us now has made it a little less wild. Really looking forward to having a proper garden in the countryside.
This seems to be their way:
A. florea migrate seasonally from one habitat to another. This might increase colony fitness, as the honeybees search for new territories, resources, or a reduction in parasites. Once a colony has outgrown its hive space, it will reproduce via swarming.
Apis florea - Wikipedia
Worth a read, if you are are interested in such things.
^Thanks there definitely interesting. I hope to see a few myself.
I'd like to see those little golden beetles as well.
Beautiful Stumpy, I love the shape of their heads, they look like aliens.
You shall not pass
Clearing debris from the runway so Miss Lusty does not have an untoward encounter with the quadriplegic black knight in the forest
You're a real gentleman!
A couple of interesting visitors in recent days including a small Oriental rat snake. No pics, the gf was too busy chasing it away.
Also a pair of Red-whiskered bulbuls. Attrative birds. They didn't stay around for a pic so I borrowed one from the Internet. You can sort of tell that it isn't mine from the way it is in sharp focus.
Then a Praying mantis, laying eggs.
Mantis is from the Greek, for prophet. They do have that sort of feeling about them.
Job done:
Continuing with the Greek theme, I found a stick insect in the leaf litter.
The Latin name for this order of insects is Phasmatodea, which happens to be taken from Greek phasma, meaning a phantom. This is interesting bcause the Isan name is something like ghost. I am guessing tht the Isan name is traditional, not borrowed from the Greek, so it is curious that the names are so similar. Maybe the Latin idea was borrowed from Isan, perhaps someone knows.
I found this old weathered tree branch at my wife's uncles farm, and tied a bunch of Orchids on it about a month ago. They seem to love it and are doing well.
ah apologies, needed to double click the pic - was too big to show on my page, you'd JPPRd it i seem to be having an Ootai moment
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