Insects

[SKT]

Carolina mantis

[Danimal506]

This thread has me getting dangerously close to some gnarly wasps! I go to pull out my phone and then think better of it.

This is about as close as I could get before I got scared 🫣

This Darapsa Myron was a bit more docile

[Mizmazzle]

@SKT we had this hitchhiker on our shopping cart the other day…

[Danimal506]

@Mizmazzle That’s awesome! Reminds me of the Victor Robles Mantis!

[Mizmazzle]

@Danimal506 hahaha. Whoa!! That’s crazy. Did he know that was on his hat?

[Danimal506]

Yea he knew, it was there for quite a while it seems. He even updated the Mantis on how many outs there were!

[Mizmazzle]

@Danimal506 that’s amazing. Haha. Love that story.

[Danimal506]

@Mizmazzle Yea what a fun moment! Haha

[Danimal506]

My Mom and Aunt are in town, so we visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Lots of insects to be seen! Here are a couple highlights

Not an insect but this critter came out from the water and went into the garden

[SKT]

Apparently this is a Fall Webworm. Fuzzy little guy

[Danimal506]

We went on a nice family trip to the Wildflower Center today. This time I brought my Fuji X100F along.

[SKT]

@Danimal506 some great shots. Such vibrant color

[Danimal506]

@SKT Thank you! The Fuji is a great and easy to use camera. It was tough to keep focus with the breeze blowing, but the camera did well.

[twin]

@Danimal506 Very nice pics.

[Danimal506]

@twin thank you!

[twin]

@Danimal506 Welcome to you.

[Nocturama]

Woodland Dor Beetle

Bit difficult to photograph on the woodland floor…

[sophisto000]

This bastard was waiting in the bathroom at the campsite for someone to not be paying attention.

Caught this guy hanging out above my laundry room on a windy night.

[Oaktavia]

Not an insect but super neat little guy face deep in my moss patch.

[SKT]

@Oaktavia very cool and I learned a new term…myriapod. I always thought these were insects