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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Nature Moncton Information Line


Nature Moncton Information Line


Posted: 29 Apr 2020 03:40 AM PDT
 NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, April 29, 2020 (Wednesday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: Brian Stone bjpstone@gmail.com
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** The sudden cool day must have kept many people inside to make for a very short report today.

Judith Dewar spotted a BEE FLY in Fredericton on Tuesday. The two wings (Diptera) immediately give this bee mimic away as a fly, not the 4 wings of the bee family. That very pronounced long proboscis is another good clue. This is a parasitic fly and follows ground nesting bees back to their burrows where they will shoot their eggs into their nests. As their larvae hatch, they will both feed on the pollen the bees have gathered for their own young as well as can feed on the developing bee larvae. A very interesting life style for a fly.


 Brian Stone got some excellent photos to compare PUSSY WILLOW female seed catkins and male pollen catkins. Take note of the green female parts, with each female part looking a bit like a vase with the ovary at the bottom, the slimmer style in the middle, and the sticky stigma at the top that will accept the male pollen to effect fertilization and become a seed. The whole female structure is called the pistil. The yellow male pollen catkin has the male stamens with a long, slender filament and anther at the top that will shed pollen and eventually drop off. A close look tells the whole story. Brian also includes an anthill photo that with its turned up soil often sports some of the first greenery.


Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton

BEE FLY. APRIL 28, 2020.  JUDITH DEWAR

BEE FLY. APRIL 28, 2020.  JUDITH DEWAR

PUSSY WILLOW (FEMALE-left AND MALE-right). APRIL 28, 2020.  BRIAN STONE

PUSSY WILLOW (FEMALE-left AND MALE-right). APRIL 28, 2020.  BRIAN STONE
PUSSY WILLOW (FEMALE). APRIL 28, 2020. BRIAN STONE

PUSSY WILLOW (FEMALE). APRIL 28, 2020. BRIAN STONE

PUSSY WILLOW (FEMALE-left AND MALE-right).  APRIL 28, 2020.. BRIAN STONE

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