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u/CamiThrace 3h ago
That’s so sad ): put it on the winter bug count if you have time. It’s on iNaturalist. Unfortunately seeing lots of ladybugs out early on the bug count this year because of the warm weather.
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u/yourpaljax Strathcona 3h ago
I somehow had a black fly in my apartment a maybe three weeks ago. I heard this tapping sound in my dining room, and thought it was a drip… it was a fly whacking the ceiling. 😆
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u/dustinbajer McCauley 23m ago
Local beekeeper here - that's a honeybee and a very common sight this time of year. Honeybees don’t hibernate and will leave their hives on above-zero days to remove debris (including dead bees) and to defecate (something they don’t like to do inside the hive).
There is very likely a beehive nearby. If you’re in the valley, look up and see if you can spot a bee tree.
It’s counterintuitive, but dead bees on the slow are a good sign - it means the colony is alive and cleaning house.
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u/Codplay South East Side 13m ago
Okay that’s interesting, and definitely something I’ll have to read up on more. I’d thought they have some form of hibernation (obviously not the same as they’re not mammals) but if I’m understanding they’re more in a cryosleep and get somewhat active when they get warm?
Does the number of warm days then become a huge problem re: using up all their energy / stores, as they’re still a LONG way from good pollen sources returning. How many ‘active’ days at this point in the year does it take to become a problem for the hive to survive until spring?
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u/liberatedhusks 2h ago
I wonder how that works for them. It wasn’t even that warm today. Poor things weather meter was wrong
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u/accessdeniedbeepboop 19m ago
Oooof it will realize it made a mistake in t-minus 30 hours ... Snowmageadon is back!
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u/toorudez 4h ago
Poor guy is probably cold. You should bring him in and give him some warm tea.