Bugs I found in the yard. (I think I’ve been stuck inside for too long.)
Anyhow, I went outside to water what little grass I have and noticed an interesting bug… Yes, I said “interesting. bug” – God I’m bored.
At any rate I thought I’d post a few of the critters we tend to ignore… If we see them at all.
First we have a white praying mantis. Whether it’s an albino or just a normal variant I don’t know.
Here’s a mantis that’s the traditional green color, but it’s only a bit over three quarters of an inch long.
This little wolf spider is one of my favorite critters. It’s around a quarter of an inch long, but it can jump a foot or maybe a foot and a half at a time.
A lot of these are brightly colored, with blues or greens, but this one is brown on brown. It’s also too small to bite through your skin so it’s fun to handle.
This tiny hunter is a cute little lady beetle that hunts things like aphids.
These are the same critters you buy online to help control garden pests.
And here’s a guy with ambition. This little ant rolled a seed that’s almost the same size as he is more than ten feet across the patio.
Yup, it was fun to watch… For about twenty seconds.
I know this is boring, but it showed me the need to get outside. Even if it’s only to breath the air.
Because even a little smog is better than sitting in the house with no sunlight and recycled air.
One last photo.
This guy is the reason I had so few critters in the house… Except, of course, for the ones he brought in.
If he looks kind of scruffy it’s because he was the only cat I’ve ever met who hated to be brushed.
TTFN
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