Today’s pick is a good one because I never heard of a Sawfly before. After a quick trip to Wikipediait looks like I might’ve come across this insect in my garden. It’s very destructive in the summer. Here’s the intro from wikipedia but please read the entire post for more gory details. RAID!!
Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay their eggs.
I can vouch for the plants being ruined by these sawflies. Here’s a sample from the wikipedia post:
Here’s another interesting tidbit:
Life cycle and reproduction
Like all other hymenopteran insects, sawflies go through a complete metamorphosis with four distinct life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult.
Many species are parthenogenetic, meaning that females do not need fertilization to create viable eggs. Unfertilized eggs develop as male, while fertilized eggs develop into females (arrhenotoky). The lifespan of an individual sawfly is two months to two years, though the adult life stage is often very short (approximately 7 – 9 days), only long enough for the females to lay their eggs.
For this one I just tapped a few notes out in Logic Pro.
Here’s the mp3 straight out of logic.
13 Days to go. See you tomorrow.