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On a ~10 hour road trip coming back from Vacation we stopped for gas and to take a leak when I saw this fella.
It's only 2 or 3 hours from where I live but I've never seen one before! I believe it is this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_leopard_moth
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/768208296088675514
I guess this old glove isn't mine anymore.
Glad I noticed the new residents before trying to put it on. Any guesses as to the species? Maybe some type of mud dauber? I guess I'll just leave it alone and see if they emerge in the spring.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/152929
Here are the other two photos from the series on Pixelfed:
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/763216516514804651
Walking Lichen!
I was grilling some steak on my deck when I noticed this camouflaged lacewing larva. Check out this site for better photos and cool facts about it: http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-murderous-mobile-lichen.html?m=1
#LichenSubscribe #Mosstodon #Macro #MacroPhotography #bugs #camouflage
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/117967
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/728654573112582687
I'm doing the New Haven Road Race again this year. If you're in town then you should sign up: https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/NewHaven/NewHavenRoadRace?raceRefCode=2QaJjjcj
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/727352601493302440
Hurdles are great because it's like the NASCAR of track & field.
Here's a damp wasp I found on my grill cover today.
Click through to the Pixelfed post to see a second, color photo.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/724813648795480743
Spotted the ridiculous Cybertruck driving down my road yesterday. Lots of embarrassing pickups out there, but that one takes the cake.
Anyway, this handsome robber fly let me take its photo this afternoon.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/721533130187273598
I think the transmission in my 2007 Mazda3 is toast. It had been shifting badly and the AT indicator light turned on the last couple of times I drove it, so decided to try and scan it for error codes. Nothing came up so I thought I would take it around the block. Didn't even make it up the hill before the magic smoke escaped. Fortunately, I was able to roll back home.
Anyway, here's a shot of a pill bug on some stringy stonecrop.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/715690550543209615
Pollen Pants
Here we have some type of bumblebee on some type of St. John's Wort flower, pollen pants loaded.
#bloomscrolling #pollination #pollinator #bee #bumblebee #flower
This is one of my lovely spiny stick insects admiring a picture of herself.
This time of year, there's a zillion of these loudly and clumsily zooming around right outside my backdoor. They're very curious about everything that moves; they'll just like stare you down, hovering a foot in front of your face. Too cute!! They are also kinda eating the landlords mudroom... but so slowly that I'm pretty sure it hardly matters? You just can't be mad at these little fuzzballs! Worth it for the pollination anyway.
Now that winter is starting up where I am, I wanna show my favorite image I took over the summer. I caught a butterfly on some leaves, and was able to get suprisingly close for this picture! You can even see the little hairs that transition from the wings to the body. I never really think of a butterfly as having any sort of fluff, but I suppose they do...at least a little!
A sweat Bee enjoying some Florida fall with a visit to my swamp sunflowers. Florida, USA
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/617524232052743649
The last bit of sun
I spotted this bumblebee on my garage on Sunday, resting and trying to get some warmth in the sun. I suppose I should check on the Wikipedia to find out how they get through the winter.
#sun #shadow #fall #autumn #bumblebee #bee #pollinator #garage #stucco #macro
I noticed a quite lovely funnel web yesterday morning! The maker was hiding of course, so I figured I'd lightly tap the web's edge with a piece of straw. That absolutely did the trick, and I was impressed with this little spider's speed with checking out the tiny disturbance! They explored the web for a couple minutes, and I tried to take some pictures to show off both the web and it's owner. I liked this one the most, so I'm sharing it with you all!
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/615376378530206438
Katydid
I met a katydid while I was taking out the trash.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/615009534208086382
A dragonfly I met last year
I was mowing my lawn and spotted this big little dude resting on my house.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/614187164035072286
That's a bee trapped in there.
I watched it crawl inside. I think it's done for.
