Insects

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Oaktavia LOL yeah, I don't like them in the house, but outside I usually just let them be. The ones I mentioned are cool to look at, and they generally help with the crazy amount of winged menaces like mosquitoes and whatnot. They all have their place and I don't like to disturb anything I don't need to - to avoid disrupting the balance. We name all of the regulars lol. Frogs, snakes, spiders, etc, even the blue tailed skinks we have around.

[Oaktavia]

@WhiskeySandwich That's rad man, sounds like we have a lot in common, nature and denim-wise. I have only seen one blue tailed skink and it was at my Nana's in Prince Frederick.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Oaktavia hell yeah brother! I'm about 5 minutes ride from there, and I live in the sticks, so we have loads of em. All kinds of wildlife coming through our place, we just enjoy spotting them.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

[SKT]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot walking sticks are so cool

[Oaktavia]

@SKT said in Insects:

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot walking sticks are so cool

Agreed! I found one the other day for the first time in years.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

First time seeing one, awesome little dude

[Oaktavia]

Found a stick insect on the side of our house this evening.

Edit: looking closer, it seems to be missing a back leg.

[SKT]

Saw a beautiful Monarch on our Sunday family hike

[motojobobo]

In the field yesterday ran across this mid-sized tarantula. They are never small, this one was about 10 cm diameter. Been a long time since I last saw one. She was out hunting as the sun fizzled out and things began to cool down. Only detedted us when we were 3 mts away and froze in this position.

[endo]

[Oaktavia]

@SKT nice, I'm pretty sure I saw one of those flutter by the other day in my backyard.

[SKT]

All kinds of stuff today at the farm…

The fly like insects were like a cross between a bee and a fly. Need to do some sleuthing

[ARNC]

Found this striking little guy on my front steps as I was coming in. I think it’s a hawthorn shieldbug.

[SKT]

@ARNC very cool!

[Oaktavia]

Look at this crazy lookin' fecker. Looks like a wasp, actually is a fly. You can tell by the eyes...beady little eyes. It's called the Virginia flower fly.

[endo]

this little fellow joined me on my e-scooter ride to the station this morning

[scarfmace]

trying to blend in

[SKT]

Good ‘ol grasshopper (syrbula admirabilis)

[Daniel San]

found this one one a used car at work , biggest moth I’ve ever seen .