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spiders are the major non-insect population controllers of insects,
some insects control populations of spiders. Wasps are major players in this arena. Many sting-bearing wasps also serve as models for many insect and some spider mimics. Red/Black, Orange/Black, Yellow/Black, White/Black, combos, are commonly employed by many Wasp species. Warning colours of these insects normally alert young vertebrates (Amphibians, Birds, Mammmals, Reptiles) that they STING! – it hurts on first contact – maybe I might remember next time?? Australia has around 2,000 native bees most of which lead solitary lives. While many are generalist pollinators of our native flowering plants others have highly specific pollinating relationships with a particular type of plant. |
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