Firstly, my apologies for letting this go for those who have been interested in my posts. Sometimes real life just gets in the way and the energy required to put into a BLOG is not there. It is hard to explain but sometimes the task seems overwhelming when there are other life issues using up your energy so I decided not to stress and let it go until I felt ready to go on. I even considered abandoning it then the passion for all things tiny and small got the better of me and I just have to share them.
So I have a bit of catching up to do because I was still taking photos and observing life in the microcosm. And now I am going to try to give you a glimpse of some of it.
The most fascinating thing from last summer to me was the mud wasps that were building a nest to lay their eggs on a veranda pillar near the Hydrangeas. I desperately wanted to see more and capture it to share but without setting up camp below the nest, I had to take my chances when I could to see the wasp going in and out with blobs of mud to extend and strengthen the nest. These wasps catch either spiders or caterpillars and stock the nest where the eggs are laid with paralysed prey for their offspring to feed on. I didn't get to see them taking in prey so am not sure what the food of choice is for this species.
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| Mudwasp nest with a tunnel being repaired after rain washed some of it away . |
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| Wasp working on extending the tunnel with some fresh mud. |
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Wet mud around the entrance shows where the wasp has been working.
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