Insects

A medida que se acerca la primavera, las abejas y otros insectos empiezan a salir de sus escondites de invierno. Me emociona volver a ver a mis pequeñas amigas abejas.

As spring approaches, bees and other insects will start coming out from their winter hideaways. I’m excited to see my little bee friends again.

A symbiotic relationship is best defined as two organisms living together where one or both benefit from the relationship and neither is harmed

Every time I turned around I learned something interesting. But this Bugworld traveling exhibit was also interactive and fun.

During her lifetime May Swenson wrote her way into fame by recording memories riding her willow horse, enjoying strawberry juice dripping down her chin, and describing the relationships that develop when a baseball bat, ball, and mitt meet.

Soy yo esa pequeña amiga tuya, esa que ayuda a polinizar, siempre tengo una chaqueta amarilla por si me agarra el mal clima fuera de casa. Si esa soy Marie the yellow jacket wasp.

It’s me, your little friend, the one who helps with pollination and eats caterpillars in your garden. I always wear a yellow jacket in case bad weather catches me away from home. Yes, that’s me—Marie, the yellow jacket wasp.

What we call “nature” can flourish almost anywhere, including the places where people dominate.

Cuando digo abeja hada, ¿qué te viene a la mente? ¿Pequeña? ¿Adornada con joyas o con brillo?

The smallest bee on the earth, Perdita minima, or mini fairy bee is just 2mm-the width of a grain of rice. Though they may seem easy to miss, they are numerous and right under our noses.