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celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 14 Apr

I know many of you drink coffee, me not so much. But I wondered if drinkers knew the benefits derived from the used grounds and so I compiled a list: * As a pest deterent. Sprinkle some around entryway where you have seen...

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From the Top of a Hill

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 21 Sep

I thought I climbed the tallest.Realised I was failed, Found neighbour hill taller than which I climbed. Nothing.... Just observing plants ,Birds and insects,leaf shape and color, and insect behaviors such as...

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26.08.2025 Do you eat white ants / winged termites?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 26 Aug

Short rain seasons are often accompanied by white edible insects that come from underground nests or anthills. Some come during the day, others at dusk, others around midnight and some in the wee hours of the morning. Each type...

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Look what I found!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 16 Aug

I was walking across a field when I noticed a bit of frayed binder twine stuck there among the grass. Obviously it had been left behind when the farmer baled hay earlier in the summer. I picked it up because I didn’t want a cow or...

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My Marigolds Moved

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 13 Aug

Sometimes you just don't expect certain things, and of course, they take you by surprise a little bit. Like when you're dead heading your marigold plants and something moves that shouldn't. I pulled back a bit, not knowing what...

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I'm excited!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 2 Jul

Several times I’ve been on here lamenting the lack of insects the last few years. I’ve been out in the garden or walking in the countryside and everything has been unnaturally still and quiet. Other people have noticed this as...

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The buzzing blighters have stuck to the cupboard

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 20 Jun

So you may remember that we had problems with wasps and a very nice man came earlier in the week and squirted some puffy stuff on them. We hadn't had a problem since. We had to leave to cupboard closed for a certain length of...

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Buzz buzz buzz off you pesky wasps !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

For a while now we have been aware that there are wasps coming into the house....they are coming in we think through a vent in an upstairs built in wardrobe. It got quite bad so we have had to call in the professionals ......du du...

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Do you like to hold insects?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 31 May 25

I must admit that I get squeamish at the thought, but I was tempted to hold this one - possibly a praying mantis in the garden. The kids didn't hesitate at all though - they gently got it to climb onto a leaf and tipped it slowly...

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Where are all the bees?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 28 Apr 25

We are having a glorious few days just now and gardens and roadsides everywhere are filled with blossom, scenting the air. But something is badly wrong. Where are all the bees? Last year and this year there has been a...

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Hotel for Insects

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21504) • London, England 27 Jan 25

Out and about on my travels, in the City, I ended up by the Millennium Bridge and near a small garden, on the Thames Embankment. I found an insect hotel. Designed for single insects, like solitary bees and other creepy crawlies....

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The Yellow Jacket's Last Day

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 23 Jul 24

Well, I hope they have had their fun and a good life, but it's over for those yellow jackets in my yard today that attacked me a few days ago when I mowed over their nest. Rottler Pest Solutions will be arriving today at 12:15...

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Porwest Under Attack by an Angry Mob. No, Really!

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 18 Jul 24

I am sure there will be some here who will jump up and down gleefully, "Well that serves that loudmouth, cantankerous fool right!" Hey, enjoy your moment. I won't deny it to you or think any less of you for it either. You see,...

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Spider Built a Web in Our Bathtub

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 10 Jul 24

A small spider didn't have a chance to survive, even one day. He had built a web across the corner of our bathtub. I wanted to take a morning shower, to freshen up a bit. Well, this spider web was something crazy that I've never...

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I love forests.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 30 Mar 24

I love forests. I love to walk in the forests. There are different sounds of birds and insects which brings us close to nature. I can see woodpeckers, rabbits, cricket, nightingales which i hardly see in the urbanized places.

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Uninvited Guests ?

Kitycat @KityCat (7739) • India 7 Jan 24

I dont know where he or they come from , but I always find a grasshopper or 2 in my house . I don't know what to do with them , they are completely harmless so I just let them me . This little guy slammed against my face for a sec...

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A Very Daring Little Spider

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 23 Jul 23

Ordinarily, whenever I find a spider inside the house, I pick it up with a paper towel and throw it outdoors. Well, in this case I didn't even bother. This spider was doomed! The daring little devil had built a web from my...

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Fact: Insects Vending Machines

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 11 Jul 23

I read an article today. I was so stunned to learn this weirdest fact about Japan. In this country, they have some vending machines that sell insects. Regardless, if I have the chance, I would want to see them for myself and visit...

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Half of Bee Colonies Lost Last Year

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 23 Jun 23

48% of bee colonies were lost in the last year ending April 1, 2023. Parasites, pesticides, starvation and climate change were the main reasons for the losses. A 21% loss over winter is acceptable; but it was much higher this...

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Bee Facts- What's All The Buzz About?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 18 Jun 23

Some people give bees a bad rap for stinging people. Is it really their fault? I was strung once when I stepped on a bee going barefoot in my yard. I think it probably hurt the dead bee a lot more than me. Have you ever had a...

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