Dec
15
Dragonfly on Hosta
Filed Under Fall 2009, insects
Archive for the ‘insects’ Category
Nov
19
Feel Like You’re Being Watched
Filed Under Fall 2009, insects
Most of the 3,000 facets of the compund eyes of this dragonfly are looking right at you. I wonder what we look like to them.
Oct
1
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Filed Under Fall 2009, insects
I stopped this evening to look closely at Goldenrod growing adjacent to the marsh. Clinging to the yellow flowers was this Ailanthus Webworm Moth which frequents meadows from southern New England south to the Gulf of Mexica and west to Michigan. Good to know that the edge of wetlands are like a meadow.
Sep
26
Grasshopper
Filed Under Fall 2009, insects
This guy thought he was in stealth mode and I couldn’t see him hunkered down in his leaf bed.
Jul
14
Stacked Up Over Buttonbush
Filed Under Summer 2009, Wildflowers, insects
This Buttonbush blossom is very attractive to honey bees. One works the flower while the other hovers, waiting to land.
Jul
5
Green on Yellow
Filed Under Summer 2009, insects
Who doesn’t enjoy a green headed insect on a yellow flower. I wish I could tell you what this insect is, but my field guide does not include it. Any thoughts?
Jul
4
Happy Bee
Filed Under Summer 2009, insects
I never thought of bees rubbing their hands together in glee, but that is exactly what it looks like this bee is doing. With plenty of nectar in each of these blossoms, why not?
Jul
3
Bugged
Filed Under Summer 2009, insects
I hunted bugs this afternoon. The first to show is this guy who remains unidentified by me. Any suggestions from you bug nuts out there?
