Insects....Love them or hate them.
I used to hate them with a vengeance.
Years ago a neighbor girl who was 9 years old used to ask me to go 'bug hunting' with her. I went along, she had her net and she'd net insects and tell me what they were. I'd photograph them.
She and her family moved away, but my fondness for searching for insects continued.
Below is the much disliked Japanese Beetle that everyone really dislikes. They do quite a bit of damage to certain plants and are horrible pests. This year's batch has been mild or they dislike the flowers I've planted.
My absooooolute favorite insect in July is the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. They are hard to spot but patience is a virtue. Every day starting mid July when the Monarda or Bee Balm in the garden start to blossom, I go out no matter how hot is and sit in a shady spot to watch for them.
They are fast like the Hummingbird which is also active on my Bee Balm. Each year I think about taking the outhouse down but the growth of flowers around it bring in the bees, hummingbirds, and the Clearwing beauties.
The one below was by the house which surprised and pleased me.
I like to do that with butterflies also. To me it shows their quick movements.
How about my August Favorite Insect???
Phone shot. Yes, I got close...
I used to be afraid of these spiders but I realized that they are not interested in me at all. If you bump the grass that their web is on, they disappear into the grasses and return once you are gone.
Soon there will be thousands of them with larger webs
I just think they are so cool! [Long lens]
I can't wait to find some of the very large ones. They are absolutely beautiful.
I just think they are so cool! [Long lens]
I leave you with the Buck Moon setting Thursday morning.
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