My What Big Red Eyes You Have
We have a LOT of cicada’s this year. Found this one on the bird bath. Thank God for a zoom lens on the camera.
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Hunting Moths
Lily has quite the appetite for moths. She is always on the hunt for them while sitting on the window sill.
Green Inchworm
My grandmother always told me when you find an inchworm on you it was measuring you for new clothes.
Buzzing Around
While I am busy sleeping the day away and missing the beautiful spring weather, Glen took a video of busy bees for me.
Wasps Nest
When we were out hiking at Knob Noster State Park we came across an old wasp nest laying on the ground. This is a paper wasp nest, which is characterized by open combs for brood rearing.
Wooly Bear
This is a wooly bear caterpillar. I grew up calling them wooly worms. This is the larval form of the Isabella Tiger Moth. This caterpillar, according to legend, forecasts the coming winter weather. Again I defer to the Old Farmers Almanac, (http://www.almanac.com/content/predicting-winter-weather-woolly-bear-caterpillars), “the wider that middle brown section is (i.e., the more brown segments there are), the milder the coming winter will be. Conversely, a narrow brown band is said to predict a harsh winter. ” So, it is the wooly worm vs the persimmon seed in weather prediction. I am voting for the wooly worm 🙂
Fiery Seacher Beetle
Discovered this metallic green beetle while I was snacking on mulberries. We assessed each other and I decided to move on and let him have that particular branch.
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