Indeed I have been thankful for the wind the last few days!
A new spider for me, a Cork-lid trapdoor spider (Halonoproctidae)! Of course it isn’t that hard to see something new 😉 Furthermore I think it may be in the genus Ummidai. And the reason; I think I could see the characteristic saddle-like depression on tibia of third leg. Of course it is hard to see that saddle in this photo. Cool spider!
So I think I can see the saddle in the movie.
Indeed the Greeneyes (Berlandiera betonicifolia) are looking spectacular!
So I wonder what the function of the big ole “leaf” on the leg does on the Leaf-footed Bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)?
Grasshopper Sparrow popped up on the fence!
A blister beetle (Nemognatha piazata bicolor) on the Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum)!
Here’s a quiz. Can you find the Meadow Pinks (Sabatia campestris) that have been pollinated?
An example of one that is not pollinated.
And here is one that has been pollinated. Now you can go back to the group picture and count’em. 🙂
Without that leaf on the bugs leg it couldn’t be called a leaf-footed bug. 😉
Gee it would be cool to follow that spider to its home and see how the trap door works!
The purpose of the leaf on the leaf-footed bug is so that it’s easy to identify! (And eradicate on my tomatoes!)
You need to find a predator instead. Oh wait you are the predator. LOL.