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Hi Derek and others,
We've had some sort of a wasp buzzing around the Snowdrops and Arabis
blooming next to the house for the past 10 days or so. Do you know what
it would be so early?
Lois Codling
L. Sackville
On 17/03/2010 2:56 PM, D W Bridgehouse wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2750 - Release Date: 03/16/10 04:33:00
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Hi Derek and others,<br>
<br>
We've had some sort of a wasp buzzing around the Snowdrops and Arabis
blooming next to the house for the past 10 days or so. Do you know
what it would be so early?<br>
<br>
Lois Codling<br>
L. Sackville<br>
<br>
On 17/03/2010 2:56 PM, D W Bridgehouse wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">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="MsoNormal"> Leaf-cutter bee aka <b><i>MEGACHILE ssp .<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regardless – a nice way to see my first bug of
spring
2010 . <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bring it . . . <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DB<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">******************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Derek W.
Bridgehouse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">85 Prince Albert
Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dartmouth, NS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">B2Y 1M1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">"<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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