by C. M. Smith Rich, Owner/Steward
Territorial Aggression
Combat Behaviors Observed:
- Head-butting aka “Booping”
- Dive-Bombing / Shoving
- Grappling / Wrestling, aka “Bee-Nado”
Territorial Patrol
- Hovering
- Zooming
- Challenging
Foraging
Grooming / Making a Pollen Loaf
Copulation
Unalived
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- Mesoxaea texana behaviors observed/documented from 2021 – 2026:
- “Mind-boggling: 95-day Emergence Cycle for the Mesoxaea texana on the books for 2026 on the South Texas Sand Sheet!”
- “Micrograph Photo Gallery of a female Mesoxaea texana”
- “Mesoxaea texana and Protoxaea gloriosa found on Dr. Steve Bentsen’s Dos Venadas Ranch in June 2026!”
- 2025 was a Banner Year for our Mesoxaea texana on the South Texas Sand Sheet in Puerto Rico, Texas!
