Longhorn moth

 

 

If there would be a contest for the longest antennae, we might have a winner here...

 

Nemophora degeerella

 

 

 

'The antenna is a growth not always

functional in all people '

~ Mia Anderson, 'The Antenna' ~

 

 

 

 



Itsy Bitsy

 

Welcome home!

 

 

 

I've been waiting forever it seems

 

 

 

Right here so you could see me when you unlocked the door

 

 

 

 

The beetles and flies at the sight of him fled,

And even the birds were afraid.

He had two great nippers, and eight wicked eyes;

How he ran and what leaps he made !

 

 

I and all who lived in the garden knew

That terrible spider's lair,

And told their little ones, under their breath:

'O never, O never go there!'

 

 

~ Passage from 'Spider and Wasp' by A. Vine Hall ~

 

 

 

 



Curious Acrobat at work

 

 

Balance like an acrobat

Jump from work to play

 

 

 Some people say I'm a well-dressed rat

But I just let them say... 

 

 

 

'A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps

as you walk the tightrope of life.'

~ William A. Ward ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Drinker Moth Caterpillar

 

'You!' said the Caterpillar contemptuously,



 

'Who are YOU?'

'So you think you're changed, do you?'

 



'One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.'

 

 

'Of the mushroom!'

 

 

Quotes from the Caterpillar in 'Alice in Wonderland' by C.S. Lewis

 

The drinker moth caterpillar (Philudoria potatoria) gets its name from the habit of the caterpillar: it likes to drink dewdrops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Winter Cloak Moth

 

 

Yellow woolen doublet, silver grey breeches, fur lined cloak...

 

I think Lord Moth is ready for winter.

 

 

 

 

 

 Muslin Moth - Diaphora mendica  (♂)

 

 

I'm currently reading the 5th book of 'A song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin.

That explains it all...



Raindrops

 

Perfectly still

 

this beauty likes to stay

 

 

like crystal so clear

 

 

 

and then the wind blows them away

 

 

 

 

 

 



Take a closer look

 

 

Look at the bark of a tree and sometimes you'll see moss.

So many different kinds...

 

If you peer beneath and around the bits and pieces of the moss, you'll see toads,

 small insects,

a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment.

A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber.

 

I see a living city.

 

(adapted from Sylvia Earle)

 



Spiders

'Look beyond your fears, observe her from a safe distance to see her dancing in the wind on her web... she is a dream weaver...'

(Presley Love)

 

Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

 

 

Species of Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum)

 

 

 Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)

 

 

I need a little help with this one, I can't seem to find its name...

 

 

 

'I eat anything that gets caught in my web. I have to live, don't I?'

(E.B. White, Charlotte's web)

 

 

Our new neighbours

 

'Go stand over there', he said.

'Look straight ahead.

And you will see...'

 

Can you?

 

 

 

It took me a couple of minutes to find it, but when i did, my hand went over my mouth and I held my breath to take this picture.

 

 

Hello little fox!

 

More pictures will surely follow!!

 

 

 

'The Fox he was shifty
and quick on his toes.
On feet he was gifted
and few were his foes.'

 

 

(Janthony, first verse of The Fox and the Rabbit)

(Click link to read the entire poem)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I see you...

 

'Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say'

(Charles C. Colton, Lacon)

 

 

My beautiful Evert

 

 

 My sweet Milo

 

 

Poesjkin

 

 

British White

 

 

Common toad (Bufo bufo)

 

 

'The eyes have one language everywhere.'

Romanian Proverb