Porkies are on the prowl, looking to fatten up before winter sets in.
John
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
10-6
10-6
A Red Velvet Mite (Trombidium ssp.) explores the heel of my sneaker.
RedVelvet mite adults eat insect eggs. Larva are external parasites of insects, spiders, daddy-long leg, etc.
While only, perhaps, 3/16 of an inch long and of no threat, this mite looses appeal when seen close up!
John
A Red Velvet Mite (Trombidium ssp.) explores the heel of my sneaker.
RedVelvet mite adults eat insect eggs. Larva are external parasites of insects, spiders, daddy-long leg, etc.
While only, perhaps, 3/16 of an inch long and of no threat, this mite looses appeal when seen close up!
John
Partridge on Partidge Road
Today I found a partridge on Partridge Road. Who knew they still lived here. This one didn't make it. The culprit- my greenhouse.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
10-2
10-2
One of the Mantids, probably a European Mantis, one of a group commonly referred to as "pray
ing" mantises, poses nicely for a picture.
European Mantises were introduced into this country as biological control agents because they are voracious consumers of many other insect species.
John
One of the Mantids, probably a European Mantis, one of a group commonly referred to as "pray
ing" mantises, poses nicely for a picture.
European Mantises were introduced into this country as biological control agents because they are voracious consumers of many other insect species.
John
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
10-1
10-1
One of the Blister Beetles, family Meloidae, played dead after I poked it with a pine needle. When squeezed, blister beetles exude blistering agents in a defensive tactic called reflex bleeding.
Blister beetle larvae hatch from the egg as active "triungulins" that scale flower stalks and then climb aboard a visiting solitary bee. Once in the bee's burrow the larva molts into a sedentary grub and feeds on pollen and nectar stored by the bee.
One of the Blister Beetles, family Meloidae, played dead after I poked it with a pine needle. When squeezed, blister beetles exude blistering agents in a defensive tactic called reflex bleeding.
Blister beetle larvae hatch from the egg as active "triungulins" that scale flower stalks and then climb aboard a visiting solitary bee. Once in the bee's burrow the larva molts into a sedentary grub and feeds on pollen and nectar stored by the bee.
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