#ammophila

[addicted2wasps]

Cuckoo wasps make the perfect ping pong balls....if you're a Sphecid!

Sphex ichneumoneus and Ammophila sp. enjoying a game made possible by their Chrysidid friend. This concept was inspired by an old doodle from 2018.

#entomology #wasps #wasp #insect #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #cartoon #Apoidea #Chrysidoidea #Chrysididae #Chrysis #Sphecidae #Sphexichneumoneus #Ammophila #pingpong #game #silly #comic

[onenicebugperday]

Spinch (c**********[email protected]) submitted: hello! this little fella was digging a hole by my bus stop out in oklahoma and my friend said it might be a mud dauber of sorts! was she perhaps correct?

Hi! This lovely lady is a thread-waisted wasp in the genus Ammophila - probably Ammophila procera. This species digs nests in the ground, so she is not a mud dauber. Mud daubers use mud to create nests on surfaces.

#insects #bugs #submission #wasp #thread waisted wasp #common thread waisted wasp #ammophila

[pogomcl]

Field Sand Wasp, Ammophila campestris Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/11 1/160 iso: 400 Milovice, Czech Republic 6/18/2009

#SandWasps #Wasps #hymenoptera #Ammophila #Sphecidae; #insects #nvertebrates #macro #grasslands #invertebrates #insectphotography #macrophotography #insect #canon

[usgsbiml]

Carries long squishy things.   Ammophila pictipennis.  One of several species of North American Thread-waisted Wasps.  Hunters of caterpillars and sawfly larvae.  Carries them under its body between its legs to a nest in the ground where the wasp's larvae feeds on the paralyzed prey.

#wasp #wasps #caterpillars #bugs #ammophila

[tenth-sentence]

Other specialized epidermal cells, such as lithocysts, bulliform cells, silica cells, and cork cells (Figure 19.9), are found only in certain groups of plants and are not studied as well.

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.

#book quote #plant physiology and development #nonfiction #textbook #plant cells #epidermis #epidermal cells #lithocysts #bulliform cells #silica cells #cork cells #maize #corn #zea mays #ammophila #ficus #grass #pavement cells #guard cells #microscopy

[jxb9fnuey]

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#unfestival #Wolfian #etherealizing #hobbitcore #erysipelous #Ammophila #vociferate #unseraphic #Coarsegold #shuffle-board #hugely #well-distinguished #iwbells #unsizeable #yawning #carpocarpal #repenalize #Sallybloom #torchbearers #pyroligneous

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Ammophila arenaria (grass stem)

By Anatoly Mikhaltsov.

Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

#anatoly mikhaltsov #photographer #nikon small world photomicrography competition #micro photography #ammophila arenaria #grass stem #nature

[feralchaton]

Ammophila breviligulata

#Atlantic ocean #beachside #dunes #grass #in the sand #waterfront #beachfront #photography #Ammophila breviligulata #my photos

[sofd-maybe]

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I SAW DUNE DURING A CLASS TRIP RECENTLY!!!! AMMOPHILA PROCERA BABEY!!!

#insect tw #insect #ammophila procera #sorry for the shitty quality aughghg #my ocs #? #so ppl can look at the tags for context on who Dune is ig

[whatnext10]

Just Another Beautiful Ammophila Wasp

Just Another Beautiful Ammophila Wasp shows readers a macro photo of this fairly uncommon Florida wasp. It explains that although they are generally uncommon the author/artist has encountered them frequently this year.

Tiptoe Through the Sumac These guys are fairly uncommon wasps, and I had never seen one before this spring. They’re uncommon enough that they don’t even have a common name, just Ammophila pectipennis. I guess they have liked our unusual weather this year because I’ve been seeing them all over all this summer. They’re very pretty and quite docile, so I’m happy to have another pollinator in the…

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#Ammophila pectipennis #Ammophila photographs #Ammophila wasps #beautiful wasps #black and red insects #black and red wasps #colorful wasps #Florida insects #Florida wasps #genus Ammophila #insect photographs #insect photography #insects #large wasps #photography #pollinators #uncommon insects #uncommon wasps #wasp photographs #wasp photography #wasps

[dianaashworth]

Looks innocent enough!

However, if of a squeamish disposition — do not continue. Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris The clue is in the name — it’s not got black and yellow stripes — it’s a ferocious predator and so is it’s baby which lives in a burrow with only its face showing which will grab any passing creature, like an ant, and munch it up with its formidable jaws. These lavae become fat and juicy on their…

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#Ammophila sabulosa #Cincindelcampestrisa #Dunwich Heath #Green Tiger Beetle #Methoca ichneumenoides #red banded sand wasp

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Plant names that are used as names or might be nice as names

Abelia (Abby, Bibi, Bel, Bee, Lia)

Achillea (feminine of Achilles; Lea)

Aletris (like Alexis or Beatris; Al, Allie, Tris, Trissy)

Alisma (Al, Allie, Lee, Alis, Lissy)

Alliaria (Al, Allie, Lia, Lee, Ria)

Amaranthus (actual name already; Amy, Mara, Anne, Annie)

Ambrosia (actual name already; Amy, Rosie)

Ammophila (Amy, Phil)

Andromeda (actual name already; Anne, Annie, Andy, Mimi)

Angelica (actual name already; Angie)

Anise (Anne, Annie)

Anthea (actual name already; Anne, Annie, Thea)

Apple (actual name already)

Aquilegia (Gigi)

Aralia (Lee, Lia)

Argemone (Gem, Gemmy, Monnie)

Argentina (Gen, Genny, Tina)

Arisaema (Aris)

Aronia (Ro, Nia)

Artemisia (actual name already; Art, Arty, Mimi, Missy)

Ash/Ashley (actual name already)

Aster (like Esther)

Barley (like Bartley)

Betula (Bett, Bettie, Tula)

Bluet (Blue, Bett, Bettie)

Blossom (actual name already)

Calla (Cal, Al, Allie)

Callirhoe (Cal, Al, Allie, Ro)

Caltha (Cal, Al, Allie)

Calystegia (Cal, Al, Aly, Gia)

Carya (actual name already)

Celastrus (like Celeste; Cece, Cela)

Celosia (like Celeste; Cece, Cela)

Celtis

Chelone (Lonnie)

Cherry (actual name already)

Clarkia (Clark, Kia, Kiki)

Claytonia (Clay, Toni)

Clematis (Clem)

Cleome (Cleo, Clem, Mimi)

Clintonia (Clint, Lin, Toni)

Clover (Clo)

Comandra (like Cassandra; Anne, Annie, Andy, Maddie, Mandy)

Commelina (Mel, Lina, Melly, Lin, Lee)

Cotton

Dahlia (like Delia or Thalia)

Daisy (actual name already)

Dale (actual name already)

Dalea (like Delia or Thalia)

Daphne (actual name already)

Datura (Dottie, Tura)

Della (actual name already)

Dianthus (Dia, Dianne, Anne, Annie)

Dicentra

Drosera (Dro, Ro, Sera)

Dryas

Erigenia (Eri, Gigi, Gen, Genny, Genie, Genia, Nia)

Evadne (actual name already; Eve, Evie, Eva)

Fern (actual name already)

Filipendula (Fil, Filly, Flippa, Penn, Penny)

Flower/Fleure/Flora/etc. (actual names already)

Forest (actual name already)

Gale (actual name already)

Ginger (actual name already)

Grindelia (Dede, Delia, Lia)

Halesia (Hal, Hally, Al, Allie)

Hazel (actual name already)

Heather (actual name already)

Holly (actual name already)

Hydrangea (Hydie, Angie, Gigi)

Iris (actual name already)

Isotria (Izzy, Tria)

Juniper (actual name already; June, Junie)

Laurel (actual name already)

Lavender (actual name already; Lav, Vendy)

Leafie (actual name already)

Lemna

Liatris (like Beatris; Li, Lia, Tris, Trissy)

Lilac (like Lilah)

Lily (actual name already)

Linaria (Lin, Linny)

Lindera (Lin, Linny, Lindy)

Linnaea (Lin, Linny)

Lobelia (Lo, Lola, Bel, Lia)

Lonicera (Lon, Lonnie, Cera)

Lotus (actual name already; Lottie)

Lunaria (Lulu, Luna)

Magnolia (Maggie, Nola, Lia)

Malia (actual name already)

Maple (like Maybel; May)

Meadow (actual name already)

Melia (actual name already; Mel, Melly)

Melothria (Mel, Melly)

Mentha (actual name already)

Mertensia (like Mercedes)

Mitchella (feminine of Mitchel; Mimi, Mitch, Chella)

Monarda (Monnie, Mona)

Montia (like Monty; Monnie, Monty, Tia)

Myrtle (actual name already)

Myrica (like Erica)

Nemesia

Nyssa

Oakley (actual name already)

Olive/Olivia/etc. (actual name already)

Pansy (actual name already)

Peach (actual name already)

Peltandra (Pel, Tandy, Andy)

Persicaria (Persi, Kari, Carrie, Caria)

Petunia (actual name already)

Phyllis (actual name already)

Picea

Pilea

Pontederia (Ted, Teddie)

Poppy (actual name already)

Praline (Lina)

Primula (Prima)

Prunella (Nel, Nelly, Nella)

Robinia (Rob, Robby, Bob, Bobby, Robin, Nia)

Rose/Rosa/Rosaria/Rhode/etc. (actual names already)

Rosemary (actual name already)

Salvia (like Silvia; Sally, Vivi)

Sibara

Sida

Silvia/Sylvie/Sylvaine/etc. (actual name already; Vivi)

Tansy (actual name already)

Thuja

Tilia

Valley (Val, Al, Alley)

Vallisneria (Val, Valli, Al, Alli, Allis, Lissy, Neri)

Verbena

Veronica (actual name already)

Violet/Viola/etc. (actual name already; Vi, Vivi)

Willow (actual name already; Will, Willie)

Yarrow

Zea

#long text post #list of names #list

[onenicebugperday]

@clover-soup-art submitted: A dear friend spotted this large lad in (please remove location: [removed]) hauling a grub. Who is she?

Ohhh RIP to the caterpillar. This friend appears to be one of the thread-waisted sand wasps in the genus Ammophila. They will paralyze caterpillars to bring to their larvae :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #wasp #thread waisted wasp #thread waisted sand wasp #Ammophila #bug death #predation #injured bug #caterpillar #larva

[rebeccathenaturalist]

My apologies for the radio silence, folks! The past couple of weekends have been super busy--but with a lot of great stuff!

Weekend before last was Wings Over Willapa, the birding and nature festival that happens on and around Willapa NWR in the very southwest corner of Washington. It's one of my favorite events throughout the year, and I have been involved from the very beginning back in 2018. This year I actually got to be a tourist in addition to a tour guide, getting to explore the old growth cedar forest at Ellsworth Canyon with a Nature Conservancy employee. it was incredible getting extra perspective on this special place. I also got to guide tours through even more old growth cedar at Long Island on Saturday, someplace that I never, ever, ever get tired of. I love how the thousand-plus year old cedars have crowns on the top, since the storm winds often shear off the trees' leaders, so another must then sprout. It gives them more personality.

Right after that I hustled on over to Loomis Lake State Park to lead my beach tour. We explored the dunes, and I showed the participants how to tell the difference between the native Leymus mollis dune grass, and the invasive Ammophila grasses that have taken over that habitat. We found some neat things while beachcombing, like marine snail egg casings, and had some great wildlife sightings, like lines of brown pelicans coasting over the waves, and a lone Hudsonian whimbrel picking its way along the beach in search of food.

That evening we were treated to the keynote speech by author and conservationist Paul Bannick, who spoke on how woodpeckers and owls are very often keystone species in their habitats. I had just enough time that night to get some sleep before peeling myself out of bed for an 8am tour that I led around the Art Trail and Cutthroat Climb at the old Refuge headquarters. I am in love with that place, and I am overjoyed the trails are open to the public after extensive improvements were made earlier this year.

This past weekend was just as much fun! I have been very excited to see the development of Snow Peak's new campfield in Long Beach. For those who aren't aware, Snow Peak is a quality outdoor supply company based in Japan, analogous to REI or Patagonia. Each of their flagship stores has a campfield within a couple of hours which has camping and events. The Long Beach location is associated with the Snow Peak store in Portland, and is just about ready for a soft opening!

I have been hoping to get in touch with folks there since I really, really want to see more ecotourism out in the Long Beach and Willapa Bay area. We're so lucky to have so much beautiful nature out here, and I want to see more people getting to enjoy it. I was thrilled when a representative contacted me some weeks back inviting me to teach a couple of mushroom foraging classes during this year's Snow Peak Way, an annual camping event that draws hundreds of people and which was held this year over on the east side of the Cascades in Tygh Valley.

To say that I had a great time would be an immense understatement. I have been to a lot of festivals, conventions, and other events over the years, and this had all the things that I love about these events, without the things I find obnoxious. I made a lot of friends and connections, was fed VERY good food, and if my experience with borrowed gear is any indication, Snow Peak is well worth the hype. I am very much hoping to get to partner more with these folks once the campfield is open and running.

There's no time for downtime right now, though. I'm back in Portland later this week for several classes, and I have less than three weeks before I'm on the road to Missouri again for my fall visit. In between now and then I have several writing projects due, including the first deliverables for The Everyday Naturalist, plus various other tasks around the home and farm. Things will slow down once we get closer to the holidays, but for now it's all go, all the time!

#camping #forests #Wings Over Willapa #Willapa National Wildlife Refuge #Washington #Oregon #Snow Peak #Snow Peak Way #old growth forest

[writingraven]

Descriptors • Using the Senses

Greens & Herbs Scents

❁

⇝ agave

⇝ algae

⇝ aloe vera

⇝ ammophila

⇝ angelica

⇝ apple mint

⇝ arnica

⇝ artemisia

⇝ avocado

⇝ azolla

⇝ banana leaf

⇝ barley

⇝ basil

⇝ bay leaf

⇝ betel leaf

⇝ black currant

⇝ borage

⇝ borneol

⇝ bran

⇝ buchu

⇝ buckwheat

⇝ bulrush

⇝ burdock

⇝ cactus

⇝ calamus

⇝ calycanthus

⇝ cannabis

⇝ capitiú

⇝ celery

⇝ chicory

⇝ chive

⇝ cilantro

⇝ clary sage

⇝ coca

⇝ creosote bush

⇝ crithmum

⇝ davana

⇝ deer tongue grass

⇝ earl grey tea

⇝ fern

⇝ flouve

⇝ fo ti

⇝ gajumaru banyan

⇝ galbanum

⇝ genmaicha

⇝ ginkgo

⇝ ginseng

⇝ grass

⇝ green sap

⇝ gromwell

⇝ guao

⇝ hay

⇝ henna

⇝ hops

⇝ horseweed

⇝ immortelle

⇝ ivy

⇝ jambu

⇝ juniper

⇝ katrafay

⇝ katsura

⇝ khella

⇝ kunzea

⇝ laminaria

⇝ lantana

⇝ linaloe berry

⇝ lovage root

⇝ marjoram

⇝ matcha tea

⇝ mate

⇝ melilot

⇝ mimosa leaf

⇝ mint

⇝ mistletoe

⇝ nettle

⇝ nut grass

⇝ oak leaf

⇝ orchid leaf

⇝ oregano

⇝ palm leaf

⇝ palmarosa

⇝ pandanus

⇝ parsley

⇝ peach leaf

⇝ pear leaf

⇝ polygonum

⇝ portulaca

⇝ reed

⇝ rice

⇝ rosemary

⇝ roseroot

⇝ rue

⇝ rumex

⇝ rye

⇝ sage

⇝ sansevieria

⇝ satureja

⇝ seaweed

⇝ shiso

⇝ sideritis

⇝ silk vine

⇝ snake plant

⇝ spinach

⇝ sundew

⇝ tarragon

⇝ thistle

⇝ thyme

⇝ tobacco

⇝ tulsi

⇝ valerian

⇝ vine

⇝ wheat

⇝ wintergreen

⇝ woodfuff

⇝ wormwood

⇝ yarrow

source

#writing #story ideas #writing tips #characterisation #smell #scent #plants and herbs #greens

[bluesman56]

Marram and Lochs in Orkney by Tony Via Flickr: The Ammophila grasses are widely known as examples of xerophytes, plants that can withstand dry conditions. Despite their occurrence on seacoasts, Ammophila grasses are not particularly tolerant of saline soils.

#East Mainland #Lamb Holm #Orkney #Scotland #britain #burray #churchill barriers #coast #europe #glimps holm #island #scapa flow #©2021 Tony Sherratt #2021 09 24 150256 #marram #grass #sand #dunes #flickr