Everyday there is good stuff to observe. Here was what I saw today. 🙂
Near the Greeneyes I have been seeing the Checkered Setwings (Dythemis fugax)!
The Greeneyes (Berlandiera betonicifolia) produce one seed for each ray flower. And there are a total of eight ray flowers. The disk flowers don’t make seeds.
I love to watch what the Harvester Ants bring in and out of their mound. The seed was going into mound.
The bluebird nestlings are growing so fast!
The Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) paused just long enough for its picture. Plus this was as close as I could get within its personal space. 😉
Patterns on the wings of a Field Cricket (Gryllus). There are 35 species in the US according to BugGuide.
A funnel-type Grass Spider (Agelenopsis) surprised me and popped up out of its hole. Furthermore it must have thought there was someone tangled in its web. Perhaps I had inadvertently jigged the web while getting close to look down the funnel? The web is not sticky so the spider relies on the prey getting tangled. It will rush out to bite and then deliver its venom. Then they drag the prey back down the funnel so others won’t notice the danger. There are 14 species in North America. (BugGuide)
Another reason to turn off the lights! That was a greato observation.
34,000 year old termite mound – impressive!
Sad story about light and leaves. Thanks Claire
Yet another assault on our insect populations.
Love the greeneyes seed head.
One of my favs around the house😊