Ant Mimics
On Thanksgiving Day, I walked off the turkey by exploring my mother-in-law’s yard for wildlife. Deep in the brush, I saw a warbler that I could never get a good look at, I… Continue reading
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A Sharp Dressed Bug
I found this bug yesterday, on a very decrepit goatweed plant. I have been reading The Practical Entomologist by Rick Imes, and learning the basic insect orders, so I recognized that this is… Continue reading
Damselflies
We have had a very warm November. Last night we had some rain, and then a cool clear morning, but by this afternoon it was about 75 degrees again. As I walked near… Continue reading
Wasp Mimics, Plant Toxins, Possible Dyes, and Some Really Big Words
During the summer I take way more photos of bugs than I have time to identify. As I edit them, I print one out, mark it with the date, and toss it in… Continue reading
Super Moon, Night Two
I had so much fun photographing in the dark on Monday night, that I went back out last night. First of all, I noticed two fish, stationary in the shallows of our pond. … Continue reading
While Waiting for the Super Moon…
…I noticed insects utilizing the dog fennel plants. Dog fennel, also known as Yankee weed, looks lovely and feathery in the summer, like asparagus fern. But this time of year it looks blowsy… Continue reading
Hill Country Butterflies and Friends
Over the weekend, we went to a friend’s wedding, which was held in a grove of oak trees on a ranch near Austin. The location was phenomenal, the weather cooperated, and it was… Continue reading
Caterpillars and Moths
We are having a warm fall, and I found two caterpillars late in October. I was excited to find this caterpillar munching on one of our invasive trees, the Chinese tallow. If I… Continue reading
If I Could Translate Grasshopper into English
Of course I did release this grasshopper as soon as I had some good pictures. She was ID’d for me at BugGuide.net as an American Bird Grasshopper, Schistocerca americana, part of the… Continue reading
