I am so glad to have this as a monthly feature because I love sharing the #momentinnature that reveals itself every month. And I do mean reveal because they catch me by surprise - I don't plan them.
I came back this week after being gone for few days and was sorry to see that a silk moth cocoon that I had saved was newly vacant. I was hoping to see the giant moth emerge. I left it where I had it; several days later I noticed that the inside now sported a leafy green re-do! A leafcutter bee had chosen to make an egg chamber in the old cocoon.
As I write this, it is still a work in progress. I believe she has laid one egg and provisioned it and added one partition. Above are two photos, one is my original view and the second is while she is working.
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