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Started by Pat, May 04, 2006, 03:52:11 PM

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Pat


Let's post photos in here of visitors to our gardens such as insects, etc.  It could be rabbits as well or whatever you have that visit your gardens.





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Pat

#1
Here's one:


Snug as a Bug in a...
Coneflower!



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mybcjazz

Moth on the front fence...



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Pat


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mybcjazz

Some species of fly on the petal on some variety of iris...

Kevin



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Al Moak

These are really great!  That ladybug in the coneflower is just fantastic!

Pat

#6

Buzzing Insect
Not a Honey Bee




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And here's a closer view...



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tolovemoon




Hello, nice to meet you too...


Will you just pose right there for a few?
May I take some pictures of you?
This will only take a minute or two.
So how do you do?
Such lovely weather here, how is it over there with your view?
You aren't a carrier of a virus or flu..
Ya know, I almost stepped on you with my shoe..
In some countries you are a delicatessen and may be in a stew.
Some may even dip you into chocolate fondue...
I would like to say what kind of bug you are but if only I knew..

The clouds are rolling away, I think I see some blue.

Well since you won't say, I will say thank you...

:D

muddy_sneakers

This isn't the greatest photo, but I was thrilled to see the mantis!

-Christina

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tolovemoon

I still dont know what this bug is....On the plant that took a month to bloom, its of the Iris plants I think...



muddy_sneakers

Looks like a weevil of some sort perhaps?

-Christina

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tolovemoon

Quote from: muddy_sneakers on June 13, 2006, 03:33:54 PM
Looks like a weevil of some sort perhaps?



You are right probably, I just looked up weevil in google and I found a interesting description on wikipedia..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weevil
There are over 60,000 types of them...I wonder though since it says they like to eat grain or destroy crops of cotton as well as oats if they are from fields that are growing hay nearby? What else will they destroy like my flowers and trees.. hmm got to read up some more..

Like your picture there with the walking stick its very nice the green leaves make him stand out. thanks for the suggestion, well appreciated.

muddy_sneakers

This wee eastern fence lizard was hanging around my compost heap.

-Christina

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Pat

Those are really nice photos.  Thanks for sharing them with us.  I must have some more.  Will look.


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Jim D

Some kind of bird, drinking water from a plastic container in our back yard!

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Fotobirder

The Transformation of the Butterfly is a picture of GOD transfroming us to New Creatures in Christ Jesus.  2nd Cor. 5: vcerse 17 says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come."

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Pat

That's so lovely.  We're trying to save the milkweed up here from being sprayed as it's the only plant the Monarch feeds on as the caterpiller.

That's truly a wonderful capture and just a good thought too.

Thanks!


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Fotobirder

Thanks Pat. :) I don't even know half the time what the Flowers are
in the pictures.  I just love all the colors.  I'm certainly glad that we are new creations throught the Blood of Jesus. :)  Now thats something you can depend on. :thumbsup:
Steve

Pat

AMEN!!! Steve. 



I think that the flowers in your butterfly photo are wild asters.  The Monarch Butterfly lands on any of the flowers but the catterpillar only eats milkweed.


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SmokeytheDog

Well this guy wasn't in our garden, he was on the front lawn of out neighbors house when I came home one morning. I huried inside, grabbed my camera, and came out. I whistled at him to get him to stand up.

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You might be a dog lover if:
You have more dog toys in your bed than people.

Pat


Smokey, is that dry grass in the bunny's mouth?  That's so cute.  Great colour in the photo too.


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Pat



Square Monocled Tomato Visitor



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Pat




Bad Hair Day



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ohenry

Walking by faith means you see God's hand even in the most difficult of circumstances.

Marilyn

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SmokeytheDog



This bad boy was on my back while I was taking phtos of the sunflowers. My wife bravely got it to climb on her hand, and she put it on the sunflower
You might be a dog lover if:
You have more dog toys in your bed than people.

Ruthie

What a great picture Pat of the ladybug in the cone flower.   It looks like a yellow one!       Ruthie
The Lord is my light and my salvation Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?  
Ps. 27:1



Pat

No, it was orange, Ruthie.  And it was there for a couple of days too.  I thought it was dead but it wasn't.  And as the cone flower started to bloom, there was no more room for it in there so it climbed out.


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Pat

Smokey, I've never seen a brown praying mantis.  Most I've seen are green.  They CAN bite too although I've never been bitten but my kids have.


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Marilyn

All great shots of the garden visitors. I have senn a lot of bubmle bees here and a few honey bees, but since I am allergic to bees I stay as far from the as possible so no photos of the bees. I don't have a bee sting kit I need t get one from my doctor.
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SmokeytheDog

Quote from: Pat on August 25, 2006, 08:06:30 PM
Smokey, I've never seen a brown praying mantis.  Most I've seen are green.  They CAN bite too although I've never been bitten but my kids have.

Great! Now I find out they bite!
I wonder if I should tell my wife... Probably next time it happens.
You might be a dog lover if:
You have more dog toys in your bed than people.

mybcjazz

#31
I haven't got a clue what the English name of this moth is, but the other evening I had camera in hand as this insect hummed by, enjoying Mrs. Soileau's flowers.

In His Grip,
Kevin



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Marilyn

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Nita

Great Garden Critter photos, guys. :)  Nita


Barbarian

#34
The insects with the flattened legs are true bugs.   They belong to the order Hemiptera, the true bugs.  Look like cone-nosed bugs to me.  They belong to the family Reduviidae.

Here's a relative, a wheel bug, so named for the coglike "wheel" on it's back.



   This one brushed against my arm as I was steadying myself on a utility pole while doing a soccer game.   Fortunately, it was cold, and he was just trying to get around to the sunny side to warm up; they have a nasty bite, like all reduviids.   The family are commonly known as "assassin bugs" due to their stabbing mouthparts and fierce disposition.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature - St. Augustine

Barbarian

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature - St. Augustine

Pat


Now, if that bug had brushed against my arm, the game I was watching would have stopped!  I would have been screaming and running around the field.!  Ohh, it does look fierce.


Now, the Texas spider...is that poisonous?


Thanks so much for sharing these.


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Pat

Quote from: tolovemoon on June 07, 2006, 11:33:30 PM



Hello, nice to meet you too...


Will you just pose right there for a few?
May I take some pictures of you?
This will only take a minute or two.
So how do you do?
Such lovely weather here, how is it over there with your view?
You aren't a carrier of a virus or flu..
Ya know, I almost stepped on you with my shoe..
In some countries you are a delicatessen and may be in a stew.
Some may even dip you into chocolate fondue...
I would like to say what kind of bug you are but if only I knew..

The clouds are rolling away, I think I see some blue.

Well since you won't say, I will say thank you...

:D

Tracy, loved your poem!


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Barbarian

QuoteNow, the Texas spider...is that poisonous?

Surprisingly, their bite is almost nothing at all for humans.  And they are very good natured, and have to be annoyed repeatedly to get them to bite.  Spiders are a good deal more intelligent than most other arthropods, and can be trained.   

I had a small jumping spider on one of my plants, and I used to bring it insects just to watch it hunt.   Because they can see about as well as we can, it could see when I was coming, and clearly was excited, having associated me with the arrival of prey.  It was sort of spooky, going up to the Sheffleria, and having a spider turn and look me in the eyes.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature - St. Augustine

Pat

How interesting. 

That was really something the one waiting for you to bring it food. 


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Debboggy

Here's a slimy little guy I found under a rock in my back yard:





And here's a bug I found on an oleander bush. It didn't come out as clear as I'd have liked, but I love the leaf edge that has been eaten away by some other bug:

Debbie



Pat

Interesting Deb.

Do you have a tripod?  Sometimes this will help with your photos if they aren't in focus.  Or maybe you zoomed in too close?

That edge is very interesting where another insect chewed.


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Debboggy

Nope, no tripod here. Just tried to steady it as best as I could. With the bug, it was very small (maybe 1/4 - 1/2 inch long) and almost transparent, so I think that was part of my problem as well.

I took some pics today and tried to really concentrate on holding the camera still. I had a few shots that were perfectly clear, so I think I'll get there eventually.

Oh, and I tried some macro shots with manual zoom for the first time too. :)
Debbie



Pat

Deb, sometimes if you don't have a tripod, you can use a bean bag.  Put your camera on the bean bag and focus it on what you are going to try to capture and then if you have a time setting, set it for 10 seconds and then get your hands away from it and in 10 seconds, the camera will shoot.  On my camera you can set it for maybe only 3 seconds.  It's sure made a difference with my pictures as I just don't have a steady hand.


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Debboggy

Thanks for the tip Pat. I'll have to give that a try. :)
Debbie



JudyB



Pat

We'll have to add more to this topic, folks!

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outbackjack

How do I post a photo here? I have a couple of insects I'd like to share with you all.

JudyB

I will pass this on to Pat and she can help you with the technical stuff.  I have no tech knowledge at all.  She will get back to you soon.