The rooftop garden has paved
pathways, sculptures,
ground covers, grasses,
water beds for lotus and lily,
and bog beds for pitcher plants.
The scent of dead, tricked bugs
draws big, black robber wasps
who brace their back legs at
the curve of pitcher plant mouths
and try to pluck out dissolving
corpses without falling in.
https://www.meijergardens.org
Tao Talk 
Not a pretty picture 😅
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Sadje, nature is the best of times and the worst of times. Wasps are a perfect example. Designed like machines and do dastardly deeds in order to survive.
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Oh yes, that’s true. We can’t beautify the nature. It is what it is- survival
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I’m terrified of wasps, they are so aggressive!
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This one was distracted and so easy to be fear-free. They do tend to get more aggressive at this time of year. My little granddaughter got stung by one last week.
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When I see the word wasps I shiver. I’m allergic to the red ones I know…. that is an unusual image…I like it…it’s a different perspective.
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This one was at a safe distance. Thank goodness for zoom on the phone. My brushed it off of granddaughter’s arm last week and the stinger came out, thank goodness. I saw something freaky yesterday on the bird feeder with the seed mix. It was literally swarming with bees. I’ve never seen bees go after bird seed like that before. Maybe it was plant pollen in the mix?
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Yea they are no joke… Is your bird feeder on a tree? If it is it could be the sap attacting them. If not I guess pollen would have to be it. They shouldn’t be attracted at all to birdseed.
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No, it isn’t, but I did capture a video of it today:
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Ok…i have to wonder if the rain mixed with some of the seeds produce something sticky…or if they cover the seeds with something.
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It sure seems like it. I thought maybe it was pollen from some of the seeds still attached? Whatever it is they’re going wild over it and the birds are steering clear.
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This link says corn dust maybe…
https://www.beepods.com/why-are-my-bees-eating-birdseed/#:~:text=What%20really%20matters%20to%20the,so%20close%20to%20the%20hive.
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That is fascinating! Thanks for finding this and sharing it. Sounds like it isn’t that helpful for them but not harmful either. I won’t put any more out until winter.
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The ebb and flow of nature. :-)
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Love your poem. I’m astonished at the bees’ attraction to the birdseed as well.
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Thanks, Judy!
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