Another year on since the fire, the forest has continued to recover. It now looks quite different to before the fire. Has it changed for good? Or will it return to its previous state?
With a large mud nest in hand, I investigate the mystery of the mismatched cocoons within. And along the way I learn much about the development and behaviour of cuckoo wasps.
Paralysed spiders, greedy mud-wasp larvae, and the most beautiful parasites imaginable! All packed inside little mud houses. Includes: Pison (Crabronidae: Trypoxylini) and Aglaotilla (Mutillidae: Dasymutillini)
We follow the tortuous process by which a katydid nymph hatches from its protective egg case and simultaneously sheds the cuticle coat it acquired as an embryo.
For the first time we’ve seen termites at the start of their flight to establish new colonies. This has lead us to discover much more about their lives below ground.
While sitting in just one patch of forest for several hours in the course of one week … more than 20 wasp species from 12 different families. Including Trigonalidae, a tiny and bizarre family, rarely seen.
A detailed look at the nesting behaviour and identification of two more Crabronidae, Sphodrotes and Austrogorytes – with a Bembix and Cerceris thrown in, for good measure.
