Hey! Any other Common Idia Moths around here? You gotta try this tree goop! It has a sugar-banana base with a hint of stale beer. So much better than the dead leaves I've been eating in my youth. Watch out for the paparazzi.
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MOM! I don't want seeds! I'm a Hairy Woodpecker and I want wood-boring beetle grubs! Ooo...seeds are gross! At least regurgitate them into my mouth. You're just passing them to me. Why are you so lazy? You don't have anything else to do. Regurgitate!
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Cuckoo! Anybody home? Are all you Sweat Bees out foraging? Heh, heh, heh. It's good to be an Articulated Nomad Bee. No need to collect pollen when I can take advantage of this well-provisioned nest. My larvae will do just fine here.
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Hey Honey! I know you liked the plastic strips you found last year, but I'm thinking we go all-natural in the nursery this time. Some twigs, some bark, some pine needles. Classic Northern Cardinal chic. Give me a cheer, cheer, cheer if you agree.
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Wait, why do I feel like I’m not west of the Rockies anymore? Should I even still be called Western Conifer Seed Bug? I do love me some conifer seed juice, but I’ve been venturing east for a few decades now. Also, can I stay here this winter?
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Perched on a dead branch, the Great Crested Flycatcher peers down upon the land seeking to satisfy one of its needs: to eat or mate. Spotting a familiar site, the majestic bird swoops down upon the unsuspecting female. "Hey Nancy, wanna hook up again?"
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Arriving north after a long migration, the Song Sparrow perused his old haunts with a clear sense of purpose. All would know to whom this territory belonged. He lifted his head and let out a mighty Madge-Madge-Madge, put-on-your-tea-kettle-ettle-ettle
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What's that I hear? Is that the telltale mating song of my mate? I just laid our last egg, and he's already out trying to attract some American Redstart hussy to raise another clutch! Well good luck to her. He'll be doing double time feeding us now.
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OK kids. I know it's been a fun summer, but now that you are grown up and left the nest like big Blue Jays I'm afraid that your father and I have to cut you off. You can always come back to visit and taste some home acorns, but it's time to move on.
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Hey ducky, now that your summer brood is all grown up, what do you say about us Mallards settling down together?
Oh drake, you're so predictable. Just don't pretend you won't skedaddle as soon as the eggs hatch. I don't need your drama.
Deal!
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Woah, did you feel that?! I think there’s an Amblysellus curtisii nearby vibrating my name. Wait, no that’s my stomach rumbling. This cushion is throwing me off my game. Let’s go back to the grass where we can get a drink and meet some ladies.
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Shake, shake. Do you feel my vibrations, baby? Sniff, sniff. Do you smell my pheromones? Wait, something’s coming, you might smell more than pheromones. Squirt, squirt. Taste Brown Marmorated Stink Bug predator! Ha! Ok, where were we? Baby?
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You know, we should probably reproduce. What do you say algae? Let’s gather together some of your cells with my fungal filaments into soredia and see if the wind will blow them to that tree. It looks like it could use some Rosette Lichen. Fun!
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You can’t see me, but I’m here. I’m Phytoplasma fraxini. You might know me as Ash Yellows Phytoplasma or more likely that strange growth on the ash tree. That’s just what happens when I get into the phloem. Sorry. It’s where I live.
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I can’t believe I’m a foundress of my very own Two-spotted Bumble Bee colony! OK, first let’s forget that rotting log I hibernated in and find a nice hole in the ground. Then start making some female workers! I better fuel up for this.
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They say I’m Lindley’s Aster, but I only met John Lindley once and he’s been dead since 1865. Northern Heart-leaved Aster is a bit utilitarian and Ciliolate Aster just sounds silly. Just call me Aster. Who cares which one?
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Who dares to seek the nectar of Closed Bottle Gentian?! Only the strongest of pollinators may breach my petals and taste the bounty within. You, bumblebee, have the look of such a champion. Come forth and claim your prize.
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Fly right up, fly right up! Hello Mr. calligrapher and welcome to Frost Aster. Help yourself to some nectar. I know it’s getting chilly at night and you need something sweet to see you through. Don’t be shy. Tell your friends
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Robber Fly, Assassin Fly…why am I always cast as the bad guy fly? I’m Shiny-sided Bladetail, doesn’t that sound like the hero in a story? Sure I’m an aerial predator that eats other flies and mates on the wing with abandon, but is that so bad?
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Hi Lavern, how’s the sap flowing?
Pretty good, Stacey. How are the kids?
Well, Lucy is right there next to your Suzy. They look fine.
Yep. Expect to see some honeydew coming from them soon.
(The life of European Fruit Lecanium Scale insects)
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