New short communication! 📄

Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula

29 days until Spring, my loves. Hold on, the sun is coming. ❤️
#Spring #Springiscoming #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #midwestnativeplants #sedges #bigbluestem #nativeecosystems #tiredofwinter #gardenwitch

Florida is beautiful.
#wekivastatepark #therealflorida #floridahiking #nativeecosystems #pines

A good day for a prescribed prairie burn.
#prescibedburn #landrestoration #nativeecosystems #northernillinois #redbuffalonursery

A little family of garden friends 🧡 Counting the days until I'm barefoot in the garden again. #witch #greenwitch # #plantnative ##nativeecosystems #hostplant #barefoot

A lovely swallowtail friend from this summer in the native garden. What's you favorite friend to visit? #swallowtail #butterfly #nativeecosystems #nativeplants #nativefauna

A Pandora Sphinx Moth friend from earlier in the year. One of the coolest friends to visit the garden. #Nativeflora #nativefauna #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeecosystems #sphinxmoth #moth

Milkweed is one of the coolest plants. #milkweed #nativeplants ##midwestnativeplants ##plantnative #nativeecosystems