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I and the Bird #26 is now up at The Hawk Owl’s Nest. With a “World Cup” theme, this bird blog carnival features 27 great posts from around the globe. Patrick has put together 6 wonderful “teams” of bird bloggers. Do check it out!! And a reminder that the one year anniversary of I and […]
Riddle: What has the head and forelimbs of a Praying Mantis, and the body and hind limbs of a Paper Wasp? Solution: the Brown Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) Yesterday, I discovered my favourite mythical beast on a blade of grass in the meadow beside the woods. It took me quite by surprise as I hadn’t expected […]
This afternoon there was another “first” here at the farm. I found a Crocus Geometer Moth (Xanthotype sospeta) in the vegetation beside the trail behind the barn (see above – click on image for larger view). I’ve always wanted to see this species, but until today, I’d only ever seen and photograhed the False Crocus […]
Guess what?! They’re hatching!! Yes, indeed, the weird but lovely silver eggs, first discovered on a Common Milkweed leaf on June 14, have begun to hatch. As you can see in the above photo (click for a larger view), as of yesterday morning, three Spiny Stink Bug nymphs had hatched out, and I suspect more […]
As mentioned in this morning’s post, I’ll probably be posting a little more frequently this week. I’ve fallen behind in writing about the interesting things that I’m seeing, so I’ll try to write a few notes to do a bit of catching up. ~ – ~ If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you’ll […]
It’s been a little busy around here lately, so I’m waaaay behind on my insect IDs and note-writing, and, and…. As a result, you may see a flurry of short posts for the next while as I do a bit of catching up. Today’s insect is a puzzler for me, so I’m posting a couple […]
Just when you thought I had stopped writing about insects! When I first began this blog, I had no particular intention of writing about insects as often as I do, but it just happened. I suppose it was to be expected given that observation of insects and spiders has become such a part of my […]