Insects

[Oaktavia]

We have three different types of milkweed in the field garden. I was able to snap a couple shots of a small hummingbird hawk moth.

@twin here are the plants I was referring to yesterday. There are yellow flowered ones and pink. The pink ones were too far from the path to get a decent photo. I saw at least one monarch down by the river today but it could have been a few. Hard to tell when they fly around so much. I was also unable to get close enough to snap a photo of one. They were flying in fields on our way home from breakfast as well.

These plants are everywhere down there this time of year.

[twin]

@Oaktavia The first one is Wild Bergamot second is Swamp Milkweed third is Tickseed Coreopsis. This one has seeds that stick all over your clothing if you walk into it in the fall.

[ZackB]

@Oaktavia those moths are so cool. Nice pictures mane

[SKT]

Web is telling me this is a Carolina Leaf Roller…type of cricket

[Oaktavia]

@twin said in Insects:

@Oaktavia The first one is Wild Bergamot second is Swamp Milkweed third is Tickseed Coreopsis. This one has seeds that stick all over your clothing if you walk into it in the fall.

Awesome thanks for the ID. The pollinators love all of them and I do too.

[ZackB]

Went to the Columbus Botanical gardens this weekend.

[SKT]

@ZackB you got some great shots

[twin]

@ZackB Love your great pics.

[ZackB]

@twin @SKT thanks fellas

[SFMCfranky]

Snapped 5 minutes ago:

[ZackB]

@SFMCfranky super cool man, that butterfly is in a lot better shape than the ones I posted

[SFMCfranky]

@ZackB

I don’t know about that. You posted some very nice photos. I’ve been seeing the occasional Monarch flitting about my Buddleia bushes in the last few days. But I’ve been unable to get a photo as of yet. I’ll keep trying and hoping.

[ZackB]

@SFMCfranky nice, excited to see them!

[SKT]

[SFMCfranky]

Busy as a bumble bee.

[SKT]

Not the cool kind of insects I like seeing. Discovered this nest under my bbq pit cover. Ants have been awful here this year.

[catdad1]

@SKT fuck that is rough. We've found a couple treatments of terro have helped this year. You place the bait near where you see their paths and they should be gone in weeks. Summers coming to an end too so that hopefully helps..

[SKT]

@catdad1 thanks. Yeah we’ve had Terro out nearly all summer inside. But outside has been crazy. We had a really wet spring and early summer and I guess that has contributed. Can’t wait for cold weather!

[SFMCfranky]

A visitor from Old Mexico stopped by for some refreshment this afternoon.

[ZackB]

@SKT same over here with the ants. Feel like I’ve been fighting off ants all summer.