Morning Text Message

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First thing in the morning, drink tea and read emails. Usually no one is sending texts that early.

A closeup pf the Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)!
And the weevil (Curculionidae)
Time to bend down and check the nibbled Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)!
The bug friends were all really tiny. This Broad-headed Bug (Alydidae) really was blending in!

The grasshopper nymph only stood out because they were living on the edge. 🙂
A Plant Bug (Miridae) nymph! Another tiny one that was about 3mm!
This little one (2-3mm) was quite colorful. Tentatively I have ID’d as a Frit Fly(Chloropidae). It was perhaps the tiniest of them all this morning that I got a half way decent photo.

First text message I got this morning was from Suzanne with a movie of a hawk moth. Very delightful! The potted Missouri Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) came from one of Suzanne’s native plant friends. The friend grew it from seed, the flower not the moth. The flower was planted in regular potting soil and watered 2-3 times a week Suzanne told me. Maybe I should try it sometime. However I probably won’t LOL. Also note the katydid nymph on the left side of the moth. Thank you Suzanne! You certainly brightened the start of the day!

Scientists make incredible breakthrough after studying whale urine: ‘We soon realized that was only part of the story’ Thanks Judy!

Behold the pigbutt worm, mystery of the deep 

How the United States became a science superpower — and how quickly it could crumble

That Little Extra

Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it.

Keep looking!

The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

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  2. Yes that wine up is definitely worthy of framing! And I’ll be on the lookout for hawk moths too.
    Love the articles about whale pee and that cute little pig-butt worm. What am image that is!

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