Digger Alley Update

A few more days have passed, so it must be time to update everyone on the progress being made along Digger Alley.  Pantaloon Bees are being very industrious, lots digging out burrows along the path (invariably near the top of the path edge-slope - they seem to like the grass roots to help give structure to the soil, doubtless because their holes are a bit bigger than the wasps').

And the little Green Eyed Flower Bees seem to be having a really good year, there are loads about!

A few more Weevil Wolves are around now (aka Sand Tailed Digger Wasps) - though there are also quite a few setting up home in the carpark of all places!

Not all the honeybees being taken by the Beewolf are being accommodating, this one was being a right nuisance.  The Beewolves will slurp the nectar from their captive bee like a carton of juice, should the bee have a last meal on board & I think that's what she's attempting here

The dustmen are being kept busy clearing away the Quality Control rejects

And flies are taking advantage of the odd Cinnabar casualty

There's always something new along the Alley as well - not seen one of these Sulphur Beetles before

Ornate Tails are far more familiar though, and they too were struggling a bit at the weekend.  The wind was making it a bit difficult for them, although she did eventually manage to pick up her cargo again and make it to her burrow

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