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DimitySenior Contributor
Being outside and enjoying green spaces and fresh air feels good and can improve our mental health .I certainly feel better after a nature walk but it's hard to get there.
Maybe we need a virtual space to share information and experiences
Here's a start :
Forest bathing https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/could-forest-therapy-pose-a-solution-to-rising-climate-trauma/103644804
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
That is a big bee 🐝 @rav3n 😊
Yes @Jynx , we live right in the middle of town now
Sure miss the other place and Mr shaz would love to move somewhere else
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JynxModerator
EEEEE I LOVE THEM @Shaz51!!!
Hmm now I gotta rustle up all my bug pics!! I do love little critters and creepy crawlies 😍
There's a whole bunch of spiders so I'll pop em behind this arachnophobia warning!
And here's some of my other bug buddies I've spotted over the last couple years!
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Wonderful photos @Jynx 😊
Will have to find my stick insect photos
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DimitySenior Contributor
Wonderful pics @Shaz51 .
I used to have bluebanded bees visit my garden @rav3n ... we have them in Aust too but I don't know if they're the same
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
I thought we had them bees in Australia @rav3n , @Dimity
Here you go @Jynx , @Ru-bee , @Oaktree
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rav3nSenior Contributor
oh woah! i've never seen them in Australia before @Dimity @Shaz51 going to keep a closer eye out for them now 😊 i do get regular bumblebees that come visit and drink water from our vase that sits outside. i have actually have a phobia of bees/wasps but i do appreciate them (from a distance).
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JynxModerator
@Shaz51 wrote:
Yes @Jynx , we live right in the middle of town now
Sure miss the other place and Mr shaz would love to move somewhere else
Oooh would you ever move back outta town? There's always benefits and drawbacks to both I suppose
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JynxModerator
Oh niiiice photo @Shaz51 haha what a huge guy! The stick insect, not the half-a-face person 🤣
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GlistenSenior Contributor
🙌🏼 HUGE aren’t they @Shaz51
Love them
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DimitySenior Contributor
My bluebanded bees liked blue flowers @rav3n and I'd see them sometimes at dusk. I don't think Aust has bumblebees? But there are lots of others including teddy bear bees.
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