Germany, a country with a rich history and diverse landscapes, is characterized by impressive biocultural diversity. From the dense forests of the low mountain ranges to the expansive coastlines of the north, Germany offers a wide range of ecosystems and habitats. The flora is diverse, encompassing a wealth of plant species, including deciduous and coniferous trees in the forests, as well as typical German flowers like the Edelweiss in the Alps. The fauna is also abundant, with a variety of bird species in the forests and wetlands, as well as mammals such as deer, wild boar, and foxes. German culture is closely connected to nature, and the protection and preservation of biocultural diversity play an important role in the country's environmental and conservation movements. Despite urban development and environmental pressures, conserving this diversity remains crucial for Germany's future and the well-being of its residents.
I don't have many rituals. Except for my daily walk - no matter the weather - to the service center for a two-piece coconut chocolate bar and a bottle of Coke. 🍫🥤🏴☠️🏝️🌞
Every year, an adult female garden spider builds her web in this preferred spot. The mating season begins at the beginning of August.
Sexually mature females secrete a substance whose smell attracts males.
However, the guys only notice the smell when they are up close. Therefore, the males themselves have to be good at finding and reaching promising places as well.
Garden spiders live for two years. Sexual maturity begins in the second year. The males die after mating, the females some time after laying their eggs (September-October).
The Seven Sleepers is a medieval legend about a group of youths who hid inside a cave outside the city of Ephesus around AD 250 to escape one of the Roman persecutions of Christians and emerged some 300 years later.
🌥️ A weather lore says: "The weather today will remain the same for seven more weeks."
It has a kernel of truth. From the end of June to the beginning of July, the weather conditions usually stabilize. Actually, the Seven Sleepers Day is on July 7th, if you transfer it to today's calendar. In southern Germany, where the rule seems to be originated, for the first week of July, it has an accuracy of about 70 percent.
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This post is part of the artistic performance The Happening on Instagram.
Biting Ladybug! Yes, I got bitten on the arm by a ladybug and it pinched a little! 🐞🤕
I last had a similar experience when I was six years old, when a ladybug bit me painfully in my best part.😅🤭
Until now I wasn't sure if the ladybug bit me or if its defensive secretion caused the pain. But it was definitely a bite both times.
🔍 So I did some research and it is actually known that the Asian ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) bites people from time to time. They do this from a lack of food or fluids. Allergic reactions are possible but very rare. It's very dry here at the moment because it's very warm and it rarely rains.
However, when I was bitten in 1992, the Asian ladybug had not yet been documented in the wild in Germany. The first record of free-ranging Asian ladybugs in Europe was in Belgium in 2001.
In the meantime, one finds almost exclusively Asian ladybugs (images 1 and 2).
⚠️ Two-spot ladybugs (images 3 and 4) and other native ladybug species are now classified as highly endangered.
This two-spot ladybug (Adalia bipunctata) got lost in my room yesterday. It is a rare color variant, found in 15 percent of the species. Two-spotted ladybugs are usually red with a black spot on each elytra. The black variant is black, with two to three red spots per elytra.
