Tag Archives: wasps

Wasps by the Apple Tree

Posted on September 22, 2015 by the roused bear

We have an apple tree with a lot of fallen apples.  Saturday I spent some time photographing butterflies in, under, and around the tree.  But butterfly photography has a little bit of danger as well.  There were several species of … Continue reading →

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My Home is my Castle

Posted on July 23, 2014 by the roused bear

I saw these dogbane moth caterpillars the other day. They use silk to bind some leaves together in a loose structure, then surround that area by a nearly invisible network of silk.  While I was watching, I saw a parasitic … Continue reading →

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What’s Going on Here?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by the roused bear

A lot of times when blogging one is tempted to offer explanations of things going on in nature.  I am tempted to do that sometimes as well.  However, I find that there are times when I observe something and just … Continue reading →

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Small Wasp

Posted on September 3, 2011 by the roused bear

I found this small wasp on a flower the other day.  I think it is an Ichneumon but that is about as far as I can go with the ID.

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Nature at its Ugliest

Posted on December 9, 2010 by the roused bear

Nature is not always beautiful or cute.  Sometimes it is cruel and ugly.  On July 14, 2010, while I was watching the mound of Formica exsectoides, I saw a very small form crawling up and down a blade of grass … Continue reading →

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