That one time I made a woolly bee fly, mainly because they are so damn CUTE, and someone on reddit posted this: https://www.reddit.com/r/awwnverts/comments/gs3sc7/this_fly_is_fluffier_than_my_dog/
I didn't have the right fabric, so this is just A LOT of turkeywork. Don't ask.
Ants nuptial flight back yard 2023 - year 6 of "observing" this miraculous event. A cardinal alerted me year #3 in 2021, a catbird in 2022, & I missed this goldfinch showing me in 2023 until I watched the video of the goldfinch months later and saw the ants flying behind it, right on schedule (July)! My scientific mind doesn't want to believe but it's uncanny. Birds are kindly reciprocating my caretaking of the land.
Complete fictionalization. Solitary bees mating habits are far more interesting in real life. I was hoping someone on iNaturalist would tell me what kind of bees these are but I haven’t heard anything.