The past 2 weeks or so my mature bumble bee male has been going crazy in his tub. I rarely see him in his hide and he's been corkscrewing a fair bit (something I haven't seen him do since the week I brought him home). He cruises all day nosing at the crack at the top of the tub and pushing to try to escape.
My female ghost has also been acting strange. She's out of her hide more than usual and doing the same thing. She's pushing and poking at the gaps trying to get out of the tub. She wraps around the outside of her hide and just sits there poking the front 6 inches of her body at the ceiling and at the corners of the tub.
Temps/humidity have remained stable. There are no signs of mites and I have inspected both for signs of an RI or any other illness. When I take either of them out of the tub they're perfectly normal and healthy looking. They're both eating ravenously although the ghost did refuse this week (I think it's because I accidently spooked her).
Is this a typical seasonal behavior for sexually mature BPs? I'm inclined to say that the bee is 'looking' for her and getting very worked up in the process but I have no real basis for that.
Do spiders get stronger wobble when they're feeling randy?
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