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!
