Are those mealworms? I knew that salamanders eat them (because I used to have to feed them to lab salamanders in a Neuroscience lab), but didn’t know that birds ate them. Which type of bird do the mealworms bring to your garden?
My son just kept a few mealworms for his Science class about life cycles- growing them into beetles. But, amazingly, the worms escaped. They only needed some oats and a bit of juicy apple or banana to keep them going. The kids liked seeing them molt. Unfortunately, they jumped ship before we could see them as adults.
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Wednesday, 12th March 2008 at 12:38 am
Michelle
Wow! It’s a bird food court.
Hope they appreciate it.
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 at 12:45 am
HHaricot
it was in the sale, half price!!! and yes, it is way too much for the birds we have!!!
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 at 8:27 am
Alison
They do come though - when we were consistent about putting food out we used to get loads. Need to get back in the habit.
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 at 10:46 am
HHaricot
and it stayed standing in all the winds [and is staying standing!]
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 at 2:53 pm
Alison
Good!
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 at 2:58 pm
Chris
In mitigation, only 2 of the feeders are new though.
Friday, 14th March 2008 at 5:14 am
Raihanah
Are those mealworms? I knew that salamanders eat them (because I used to have to feed them to lab salamanders in a Neuroscience lab), but didn’t know that birds ate them. Which type of bird do the mealworms bring to your garden?
My son just kept a few mealworms for his Science class about life cycles- growing them into beetles. But, amazingly, the worms escaped. They only needed some oats and a bit of juicy apple or banana to keep them going. The kids liked seeing them molt. Unfortunately, they jumped ship before we could see them as adults.