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Monthly Archives: August 2011
A Hazelnut Harvest
I picked a bunch of hazelnuts off of the two bushes we have in our yard the other day. I got about a paper bag full of nuts still in the husks. Hazelnuts are a seasonal crop and you can’t find them in the stores … Continue reading
The Same, or Different?
In July I posted an image with some flies doing a mating dance. This was one of those photos. I did not know what it was at the time, but I posted a photo to bugguide and it was identified … Continue reading
A Visit to the Pond
We have a pond that is in the process of drying up. I walked around it with my camera yesterday. The partially dried mud that surrounds the pond is littered with the remains of aquatic plants and snail shells. Still, … Continue reading
It’s Alive!!!
In my last post I found what I thought were the remains of some kind of a spider, parasitized by some unknown creature. I posted the picture on bugguide. It was recognized right away as a bolas spider. But there … Continue reading
What’s Going on Here?
I found this on an American elm leaf. It seems to be a spider, or what remains of one. It’s a mystery to me.
Hanging by a Thread
I found this caterpillar hanging by a silk thread several feet below a tree. I tried to get a different angle for the photograph by blowing on the caterpillar a little. That was a mistake, as it caused it to drop … Continue reading
The Silver Spotted Skipper
The silver-spotted skipper is a stocky fireplug of a butterfly, bouncing around from flower to flower. They are common right now. Both of the photographs here were taken within the last two days. One of the things I find charming … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, Epargyreus clarus, silver-spotted skipper, thistles
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A Moth That Looks Like a …
This is called the “exposed bird dropping moth”, or Tarache aprica. It can be differentiated from the “delightful bird dropping moth”, T. delecta, because it looks a little less delightfully like a bird dropping than delecta does. They say you are … Continue reading
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Tagged bird shit, camouflage, exposed bird dropping moth, macro photography, moths, Tarache aprica
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What is That Thing?
While photographing stuff on flowers sometimes you run across something that looks completely unusual. This was on a gray-headed cone flower. This is a creature of some sort, but what is it? It looks unlike anything else I have seen. … Continue reading
