Insect Behaviour
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:21 pm
A question about something I saw this morning.
Passing a lawn that had been trimmed short some time ago, it was beginning to get a bit dry, I saw dozens of small insects flying around, very fast, at just above the top of the grass, occasionally resting or walking for a short time on one of the leaves remaining from all the wild flowers that grew there during lock-down. They stayed on the grass, ignoring the few flowers around - mainly poppies.
I think they were tiny wasps. They were about 1cm long and had stripes that were 'straight' round their bodies, rather than of lumpy shapes like hover-flies.
Anyone any idea what was going on?
Passing a lawn that had been trimmed short some time ago, it was beginning to get a bit dry, I saw dozens of small insects flying around, very fast, at just above the top of the grass, occasionally resting or walking for a short time on one of the leaves remaining from all the wild flowers that grew there during lock-down. They stayed on the grass, ignoring the few flowers around - mainly poppies.
I think they were tiny wasps. They were about 1cm long and had stripes that were 'straight' round their bodies, rather than of lumpy shapes like hover-flies.
Anyone any idea what was going on?