Newbie with a Hornets' nest

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by posie

Did you know that after fertilisation the egg floats in the uterus for some time not developing, sort of in suspension,not attatched to the wall of the womb and no placenta.I've forgotten how long for but I think it might be 2 months.It then attaches to the uterus wall,and the rest of the pregnancy is like other mammals.

I believe it's called 'delayed implantation'. Like I said previously - there's a word for everything (well, two words in this case)!
;^)

Jim

[posie]

thanks Jim, I couldn't think of the proper term for it. Have you any knowlege about the reason for the delay? Goats have an approx 5mths gestation and I don't think they do the 'delay' thing.Also do you know of any other species of either wildlife or other that do it?I'm going to google it maybe find some information there. posie..

[posie]

I found it on google,apparantly 10 mths total,5mths floating and 5mths implanted. there's one thing I can't figure out...the TV said last week that it is rutting season for deer in the New Forest, and that's why there are so many on the roads at this time.Only thing I can think of is that the deer in the NF are not ROE deer.and also if the Roe deer do this delayed implantation why don't all deer do it, and goats, and ponies etc.etc.?(I now know that badgers and many others(bears) do it but Roe are the only deer that do, and the reasons given ,(good physical condition,food supply and quality,Weather etc at time of mating AND birth) surely apply to all deer so surely there is a mystery here. any ideas folks ? sherlock-posie HaHa..

[Beekeeper]

Hi Posie,

Thanks for you info on Roe gestation interesting, as for your other post above this one, there are many Roe deer in the New Forest, probably in fact far more than the Fallow population, but the one species that is really in abundance is Red deer, close to me is a herd of nearly 100, to see them all together really is a beautiful sight, other species are Muntjac and Sika deer in smaller numbers but the Sika do seem to be expanding very quickly.

Ian

[posie]

Do you know Ian Beekeeper and anyone else who's interested, those Hornets are still active, I suppose it's not been cold enough yet to finish them off. HeyHo. The mini ponies are fed up with sleeping out in the rain !

[Beekeeper]

It doesn't suprise me Posie, i saw a queen Bumblebee yesterday.

Ian

[posie]

Funny you should say that Ian, I was in the big barn tonight,pitch dark outside and tipping it down with rain, there I was, peeling off no4 soaking wet coat, when I heard this sort of droning noise, not a buzzing,definitely more of a droning. I caught a glimpse of something flying up over the internal stable wall, it was too big for a wasp or bee, unfortunately it went out of site, never did get a chance to identify it, but we had a bumble?bees' nest in the adjoining hay barn, in the litter on the floor and under the pallets where litter had collected over time.I say 'bumblebee' because that is what they looked like to me but my knowledge is VERY limited, and I will gladly stand corrected if that situation arises. P.S.It was NOT a witch on a broomstick