Okay, it's hot, and we're still in a drought. But the bugs are out! Japanese beetles are a pain, but they're so beautiful.
milkweed beetles
...or just hanging around.
green leaf hopper
Io moth
green-striped grasshopper
pipevine swallowtail
striped assassin bug
This water strider pile is a massive feeding frenzy! Somewhere beneath is an insect or some other tidbit.
A happy accident - discovering this braconid wasp cocoon! They are the parasitic wasps that sting and infect tomato hornworm caterpillars.
Remember this guy?
(spider averse, look away!)
I was so excited to see this tiny silver stretch spider on my yarrow. Check out those long legs!
It's not just insects. We see "the chog" (the chunky hog, our groundhog) every single day. And rabbits...so many rabbits.
A turkey pair visits pretty frequently...
A Carolina wren nesting on our porch frequently reminds us of her important work!
We also had some salamander sightings this week...
two-lined northern salamander
...and juuuuust missed a Dekay's brown snake in the grass.
...while, inside, the kittens are busy catching zzzzzzzs.
Busy week with so much activity! Who knows what I'll see in the next few days?
Have a great week!
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