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Chicago, IL
July 17, 2026

Pollinator observation

Plant data
05:03 PM - 05:21 PM (18 minute)
84°F • Mostly cloudy
Middle flowering stage
65 open flowers
0.00 cm tall
Pollinators
0
Butterflies
0
Moths
0
Birds
1
Bees general
0
Metallic green bees
7
Flies
0
Honey bees
3
Bumble bees
2
Wasps
0
Carpenter bees
3
Beetles
1
Ants
0
Bats
0
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Notes
I was worried that with all of the smoke we’ve been dealing with from the wildfires, that I wouldn’t see any pollinators or that they would be ‘sick’ from the bad air but thankfully everyone I saw to day seemed to be doing okay, I hope they all are. The milkweed beetles were quite active, Normally they just seem to hang out on the stems be the three I saw today were all over the flowers and flitting from flower head to flower head. Also there was a big black flying bug, which I think is some kind of wasp, which I haven’t seen on these flower previously.

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