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Praying Mantis

Thanks to the praying mantis shown above, aphids and other insects are not eating our plants. Of course, we have gophers devouring the nasturtiums. The mantis rubs its front legs together when it is in prey mode/pray mode. This one is a few feet from our front door.

Posted by67steffenSeptember 1, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:#parying mantis2 Comments on Praying Mantis

Painted Lady Sighted…

Other than the cabbage white, there haven’t been any butterflies of note in the Carmel Bay area until I saw a painted lady on a trail at Point Lobos this week. But there was only one that day as well as plenty of poison oak.

Posted by67steffenJune 22, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:#Painted LadyLeave a comment on Painted Lady Sighted…

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Yesterday I spotted a goldenrod crab spider hiding in chrysanthemums (top photo). Its bite is poisonous to insects but not harmful to humans other than to cause skin irritation. The bottom photo was taken a few years ago when this type of spider trapped one of our honeybees. For this reason I am not aContinue reading “Goldenrod Crab Spider”

Posted by67steffenJune 6, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:#goldenrod crab spider3 Comments on Goldenrod Crab Spider

Ladybug in Sports Mode

I’ve seen ladybugs fly, crawl and be still, but yesterday I saw one scamper. This bug moved so quickly I had to use “sports mode” on my camera and even at that I missed the shot. The issue here is that I got down on my hands and knees in the dirt to get closerContinue reading “Ladybug in Sports Mode”

Posted by67steffenMay 23, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:LadybugLeave a comment on Ladybug in Sports Mode

World’s Smallest Ladybug

The flower with the cobwebs (posted two days ago) now has a tiny ladybug of sorts on its petals, a subtle reminder about how humans are vastly outnumbered by insects of all shapes and sizes.

Posted by67steffenMay 9, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:tiny ladybugLeave a comment on World’s Smallest Ladybug

Didn’t See Those Webs

Our flowers are blooming and so are the cobwebs. I didn’t see them until I enlarged this photo–checked the other flowers and, yup, cobwebs, save for the geraniums. One of my earliest childhood memories was a visit my family made to a very old woman who lived alone in a house built in the 1780s.Continue reading “Didn’t See Those Webs”

Posted by67steffenMay 7, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:cobweb tale2 Comments on Didn’t See Those Webs

Syrphid Fly

I threw a mix of herb and flower seeds into a raised bed last October…and waited. Boom! They have arrived. Despite the damp weather, there are no aphids about thanks, in part, to the syrphid fly, a small bee-like insect that loves aphids. Don’t know where this fly came from, or if, in fact, itContinue reading “Syrphid Fly”

Posted by67steffenApril 8, 2019Posted ininsectsTags:syrphid flyLeave a comment on Syrphid Fly

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