I've been getting some great photos of insects in my garden and since I'm feeling pretty brain dead today, I thought I'd just throw them up in lieu of continuing the garden story today.
I had never actually seen a dragonfly in real life before this day. I chased this guy around the yard and finally got a good shot on the grass. The wildflowers attract a lot of dragonflies.
So not only is the cucumber beetle eating my zucchini leaf, but his pals are using it to fornicate! Talk about adding insult to injury. I got my revenge and squished them shortly after capturing this shot.
This happy spider lives in the vegetable garden between the large bell pepper and the bench with the small bell peppers and snow peas. I've accidentally broken his web many times, but he always comes back with another beautiful huge one.
I pulled this dead leaf out of my sweet potato vine and promptly screamed and dropped it. VPH scooped it up with this empty pot (the celosia in this pot flopped over and died -- stem rot -- cross your fingers that we haven't over-watered all of them). The spider was 2 inches in diameter -- including the legs. Does anyone else think it might be a brown recluse or am I the only one freaking out? I ALMOST TOUCHED IT!
I have multiple things to say about this. First, if I had picked up a spider, I would have FREAKED. OUT. No question about it.
Second, I do like spiders in their webs, where I can look at them and admire them without touching them.
Third, that dragonfly pic is gorgeous!
Fourth, those dirty, dirty cucumber beetles. Hooray for bringing in a killing blow!
Posted by: Genie | July 02, 2007 at 11:27 PM
?fornicating? beetles....who, but you, would ever think up such a thing!
it made me laugh all morning.
oh, please note. get hanging baskets that have a plastic insert in them. they curve up over the deep bottom so that excess water is trapped somewhat, a way from tender roots.
Posted by: Mummer | July 10, 2007 at 12:14 PM
Although it looks creepy enough, I am pretty sure that the brown recluse spider has extra legs, that is, more than eight. This one has eight.
That said, there have been other things about those very venomous spiders that have been incorrectly reported, such as their range and what they look like and how big they get etc.
Stay clear, I say!
Posted by: Deb Michel | April 04, 2011 at 07:03 PM