Feels like I’m seeing more than I have in the past decade this summer, even saw some crickets when I haven’t seen them since I was a kid.

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      I’m with you here. I recall many many more insects about as a kid but maybe we’ve just finally fixed the fly wire

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    It’s the moisture I reckon, got a lot of crickets in the grass atm and I think it’s because they don’t have to hide during the day to avoid dehydration.

    Fewer spiders but, last year was trapdoor and wolf open season. This year I’m only seeing black house and my loyal banded huntsman colony.

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      10 months ago

      Oh everywhere I look I keep finding tiny white specks that are little baby spiders dangling down. I keep moving them closer to outside as I doubt there’s much to eat indoors.

      https://quokk.au/pictrs/image/9df3dcbc-0678-416a-80d7-5f27e347beca.jpeg

      Oh and saw this poor one recently, he’s been in the war’s for sure.

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        Looks like they might have some molts left so maybe they’ll heal. I’m in the blue mountains, idk why not many spiders this year. Normally they’re everywhere. Not too many wasps actually but quite a few of the spider hunting ones, so maybe that’s the lack. I’ve seen those wasps take on trapdoors and win!

        I’ve been deboomering this lot of land and it’s been rewarding seeing life return as all the poisoned crap and ecologically unsuitable plants are replaced.

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    Yes. I have seen a lot of grass hoppers, crickets and praying mantises in my garden in the last couple months. And they are not small, very big buggers.

    Also heaps of ants, but I think that’s normal.

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    A consequence of the hot and wet summer I feel, rather than any changes in agricultural practices.