June 13 and 14, 2015 Avon, Connecticut ecosystem in a flower pot

I spent some time at my parents' apartment and was not able to get out and visit some special protected preserve, but on there 3rd floor deck in a flower pot of Calibrachoa was a very active ecosystem. Here is a breakdown:

Producers:

• Calibrachoa

Primary Consumers:

• Aphids - plant fluids
• Adult Flower Flies - nectar
• Adult Green Bottle Flies - nectar
• Treehoppers

Secondary Consumers:

• Larval Flower Flies - eating aphids
• Blue-Black Spider hunting wasps - chasing jumping spiders
• Two species of spiders, unidentified, one jumping and another small web weaver (this one eating flies)

??Consumer:

• Adult European Paper Wasp feeding on aphid honey dew

All is a little pot of flowers, I am sure there was more!

Posted on 18 de junho de 2015, 05:08 PM by jholmes