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Bees of Britain (WildID) | Christopher O\'Toole, Buglife, Chris Shields

I am, as Mrs Bookwomble put it, identifying the fuck out of these bees! 🐝🔍🤓
This is a Garden Bumblebee. Other visitors to the flowering shrub in our back garden have been the Honeybee, of course, a Common Carder Bee and a Red-tailed Bumblebee. The tagged guide has 28 of the most common of the ~250 British bee species, and it's enriching my lazy day in the sun 🌞
Also had a few Common Blue butterflies for variety 🦋

LeahBergen Your wife‘s comment! 😆😆 1w

Bookwomble @LeahBergen Yes! She then said I should allow them to identify however they wished and not impose oppressive human categories on them. She has a point! ✊ 1w

sarahbarnes I love all of this. 😆 🐝💪🏼 1w

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LeahBergen 😆😆 1w

CarolynM Please pass on my thanks to Mrs Bookwomble for the laugh 🤣 1w

Bookwomble @sarahbarnes 😊 2d

Bookwomble @CarolynM Have done 😊 2d

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Conservio

The Lives of Ants | Laurent Keller, Elisabeth Gordon

Received a $75.00 gift card.. spent it all on books. Mostly #science, but some historical fiction and a book of riddles.

#usedbookstore

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Bug_gwen

Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees | Joseph S Wilson, Olivia J Messinger Carril

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A fantastic introduction to the over 4000 different kinds of North American bees. Honeybees are introduced from abroad!

I mentioned this book in a story about bee houses I was interviewed about:
https://earther.gizmodo.com/your-cheap-ass-bee-house-is-probably-killing-the-bee...

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Ceratina

Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees | Joseph S Wilson, Olivia J Messinger Carril

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My favorite book of 2018. Then again, I love bees!

TheBogwitch A friend of mine is a biologist/professor doing a bees of the plains study. I never knew there were so many kinds of bees! 6y

Ceratina @TheBogwitch I just saw you commented on this! How did I not notice? So sorry! Trying to figure this place out. I like Litsy and love just looking around at what people are sharing about books. Thanks for recommending the site! 6y

TheBogwitch @Ceratina we are in the same boat. I‘m kind of lost, but I do enjoy Litsy. 6y

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Ceratina 😆 6y

Freespirit My husband and I have an organic Macadamia farm and we now have bees. I made the first batch of honey recently to give as Christmas gifts. It really is amazing how they work together to make honey. I love watching them at work! Glad you like bees too😊 6y

Ceratina Oh, that is so cool! Macadamias and honey bees!! It‘s nice to meet you and I look forward to sharing more with you on Litsy. 😊 6y

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laurieluna

Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation | Dave Goulson

My 2 bumblebees at their music class. Trying to focus on the positives as this week is determined to drag me under. I was assaulted while walking into town today. A man thought it acceptable to hit me on the shoulder as he walked passed. It's all been passed on to the police as I had a witness. Just waiting for a call back.
Just want this week done.

readingjedi What?!? That's outrageous! Hope the weekend brings you better things. 7y

Cathythoughts Oh I‘m sorry that happened... sending hugs & take care. 7y

laurieluna @readingjedi Yeah. When we confronted him he blamed mental health issues. Not an excuse to hit people. It triggered me so bad I sat and cried at my 1 year olds toddler group. @Cathythoughts thank you. I'm just about done with October now! 7y

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled That‘s awful! Im so sorry you had to go through that. 7y

CouronneDhiver 🙁 I‘m so sorry... that‘s really, really crappy. 7y

laurieluna @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @CouronneDhiver thank you. It was such a massive shock. My shoulder is starting to really hurt. He was a big man too. I keep thinking what if I'd been a kid or an old person? He would have knocked me down. 7y

TrishB So sorry 😔 hope you and the little ones are ok. I feel like that about the whole year at the moment. Hugs 💕 7y

tournevis *hugs* 7y

Balibee146 So sorry.... That's shocking and upsetting... Had a similar experience when a random guy spat in my face years ago...hope you and the fam are okay xx Big hug xx 7y

laurieluna @Balibee146 That's horrible! I just don't understand why people think it is acceptable to do that to others. We're ok. Just trying to make the most of the rest of the day now. Xx 7y

laurieluna @TrishB There's been some amazing moments this year but there's also been some terrible ones. It seems the terrible ones are gaining momentum at the moment though. Hope you're feeling better. Sending hugs. X 7y

Balibee146 A good plan @miralunasbooknook yeah there's some disturbed and difficult people about.... Thankfully loads of lovely folk too.... Hope the rest of your day is good and the shoulder pain eases off xx 7y

xicanti Oh hell. I hate that this happened to you. 7y

batsy Oh no. I'm sorry you had to deal with that ❤️ 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Starting this weekend, I hope things will improve for you. Hugs. 7y

JSW I‘m so sorry. Hope things turn around soon. ❤️ 7y

Reviewsbylola I‘m sorry about your horrible week and experience. ☹️ 7y

rockpools I'm so sorry - how horrible! Sending hugs. 🌸 7y

LiteraryinPA So scary. Wishing you healing thoughts. 💚 7y

Sarah83 So sorry 🙄 7y

laurieluna @xicanti @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm @JSW @Reviewsbylola @RachelO @LiteraryinLititz @sarah83 thank you everyone. Police have cautioned him and he will be getting extra mental health care to manage his outbursts. It will go on his record. I'm trying to move on now and hope the weekend is better! Xx 7y

Jas16 I am so sorry that happened to you 7y

RohitSawant So sorry to hear. Sending positive thoughts 💜 7y

DivineDiana I am sorry that you had that experience. It sounds as though your reporting of the incident is helping this person who has mental health problems. ❤️ (edited) 7y

laurieluna @DivineDiana Yeah, thats what I wanted. I initially left my name and number at the primary care centre where he was heading so that his mental health worker could contact me but he didn't, thats why I reported it an the police stepped in to get him the help he needs. 7y

DivineDiana 👏🏻👍🏻❤️ 7y

Moray_Reads Hope you're doing better now ❤️ 7y

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SilversReviews

Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide | Paul H Williams, Robbin W Thorp, Leif L Richardson, Sheila R Colla

#ReadingResolutions
@Jess7

Today‘s Prompt: Stripes

How about these stripes?

Jess7 Was this book good or creepy ? 7y

SilversReviews @Jess7 I didn‘t read the book...I just chose a title with bumble bees in it. Sorry. 7y

Jess7 Oh gotcha! @SilversReviews - a lot of people are into raising bumble bees these days. I could never do it. Too afraid of getting stung. Makes me think of a book I recent read where one of the main characters gets stung on her eye ball when her husband raises bees as a hobby!

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SilversReviews @Jess7 I would be afraid of the bees too. Scary. Thanks for stopping back. 7y

Reviewsbylola 🐝 🐝 🐝 7y

SilversReviews @Reviewsbylola ❤️ ❤️ 7y

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StephBengtson

Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide | Paul H Williams, Robbin W Thorp, Leif L Richardson, Sheila R Colla

I mean you have to test out your costume before the big day, right? He hates me. 🐝 🐶 #PitBullsofLitsy #BumbleBeesofLitsy

Redwritinghood 💕💕 8y

DebinHawaii That look! Hah! 🐶❤️ 8y

LeahBergen He is the cutest bumblebee 😂😂 8y

KirstieE 😍😍 8y

Ashley_Nicoletto 😂😂😂 8y

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BillBlume

Morte | Robert Repino

Chapter two amounts to a history lesson. I'm actually a little baffled, because what is technically an info dump on how the ants took over the world held my attention. I'm gonna puzzle for some time over how Robert wrote this so well, making ant queen Hymenoptera more horrifying than the Xenomorph queen from Aliens. #Morte #alien #queen #Hymenoptera #xenomorph #findSheba #fantasy #WarWithNoName #RobertRepino #SciFi #GetAwayFromHerYouBitch

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