May 062011
I did not find this “habitat” interesting for the art, but rather for the bee itself. I had never heard of a digger bee, and I am sure many others have not either. These bees are solitary creatures and dig a small network of tunnels under ground. At the end of each tunnel, they place one egg and pollen, often shaped like a ball, for the developing bee. There are several thousand species of digger bees worldwide. The artist, Amy Lambert, recreated these pollen balls and place “stories” on them.
I chose the photo above, only because it was the only interesting one of the bunch. There were 4 balls that I saw scattered throughout the Presidio’s nursery, but their placements while, interesting, made for awkward photos.