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Another question on #beetles (behaviour+ecology) looking for an expert. We get bumblebee scarabs here in north Greece, the delightfully fuzzy Pygopleurus vulpes. During the day they come to our lawn flowers: I’m wondering what they’re likely to be doing during the night. Night flying seems unlikely, especially given the temperature, but do they return to fixed nest sites? Burrow? Just crash wherever they find themselves? Solitary or gathered in groups? #insectodon #insects

Any experts on #beetles (behaviour+ecology) here to answer a couple of questions? We get oil beetles (Meloe) here in north Greece but last year I saw none at all over the period I would expect them to mate and lay eggs. I’m wondering if one bad breeding year is likely to wipe them out locally, or if there will be adults overwintering from previous years who can pick things up. #insectodon #insects

Well, I just learned that my husband and canine (two separate entities) met a mantis earlier today, hanging out somewhere in the now mostly fallen fennel stalks! Just spent time looking, but didn’t see any mantises about. So much stuff quietly going on in a garden, so many little systems operating, ants farming whitefly larvae on leaves, creatures nomming fruit at night, mantids finding comfort in cool debris… 🪲🕸️🐿️🌱 #insectodon #bugs #mantis #gardenLife #outdoors #creatures #quietThings