Who's doing what here? Diadasia nesting. - Diadasia

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Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Who's doing what here? Diadasia nesting. - Diadasia

Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
June 19, 2009

The setting: A very dry, flat piece of land with sparse foliage and measuring about ten feet square has small structures and holes in the ground. Over this backdrop, a couple dozen small insects, bees or wasps fly a swift pattern. Once in a while, an insect peels off from the group, lands on the ground, then quickly moves into a hole.

This was my first in a series of posts on what I call Table-Top Town. Want to see more after viewing these images? Then click here:

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Who's doing what here? Diadasia nesting. - Diadasia

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 19 June, 2009 - 10:23pm
Last updated 25 October, 2014 - 12:58am

Moved

Moved from Diadasia.

… John S. Ascher, 22 December, 2009 - 9:42pm

Diadasia nest aggregation

note turrets at nest entrance

… John S. Ascher, 19 June, 2009 - 10:40pm

Nice! Quick, too.

Thanks, John. Turrets, I like that.

… Ron Hemberger, 19 June, 2009 - 10:47pm

That is

a cool series Ron, thanks for pointing me towards it. The variety of survival techniques among insects is just amazing.

… Tim Lethbridge, 6 March, 2010 - 9:03pm

My pleasure, Tim

I've started another on insects associated with cochineal: http://bugguide.net/node/view/361334

… Ron Hemberger, 6 March, 2010 - 9:50pm

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