While spending most of its time in the backyard grass, if disturbed this grasshopper knows where to hide..... in the adjoining woodland where it simply "disappears" before our very eyes. Pretty smart huh?
Hardworking bees fill that honey jar on our tables. I for one enjoy honey as my sweetener of choice in a cup of hot tea..... what about you? (click on the image to see all the detail in this little insect)
(click on image to supersize) I posted an image of the chrysalis a few days ago and only had guessed what might emerge..... and now here is what the treasure box contained..... in all its glory ;0) Now it begins the final chapter of its existance. Gorgeous butterfly!
The Pickeral remains still as a stone while patiently waiting for insects to wander close. I was able to get within a few inches of it to obtain photographs. What trust!
(click on photographs to enlarge) Cicadas are one of the longest living insects spending most of their life underground. Bugguide.net reveals further information about these singing Arthropods: http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=cicada
(don't forget to click on images to enlarge!) I have been observing this beautiful spider for weeks now while picking tomatoes from my garden. Aside from the obvious fact that it has grown quite large, I have noticed that its web building abilities have certainly improved... practice makes perfect ;0)
Discovered hanging on the side of my home, this chrysalis is concealing an amazing metamorphosis of one of nature's most beautiful creatures.... the butterfly!
Wikipedia has this to say about this interesting and seldom seen relative of the Tarantula: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapdoor_spider
My friend caught this image a few weeks ago while following this little butterfly around for that "perfect shot." I think she definitely must have made a nature friend that day!
Mother Nature sure supplied this little spider with all the right instincts to snare this giant arachnid! Amazing isn't it.
