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Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it.

In week two, we were somewhat surprised to find aquatic life – water fleas and mosquito larvae darting about under the surface.

If we don't go to great lengths every season limit every opportunity for mosquitoes to breed, our backyard is miserably unusable for half of the year.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Ya for sure mosquito larva, however mosquitos and their larva are delicious snacks for bats and dragonflies. It's all part of the big picture, I guess. I've been thinking about doing a little pond like this. We have a bat box but no bats yet. Of course I don't want mosquitos but I have seen dragonflies and bats at night so I think nature would balance. We'll see! I would just be so happy to see a little frog. Little wet man. Wet little boy with a big happy mouth.