Now I don't mind those... that's a common garden orb. They are one of the "good" spiders that can eat alot of bad bugs in the garden.
Show your Yellows.
I just like their colors...you know me...anything that makes for a good photo...
This is one I got when I was down visiting my mom at the beginning of August.
He's not yellow... sorry!
Then there's this little guy...
I love these guys so much!
He's not yellow either...
NIce shots, Karen. I think I saw that first one - at some point. Wonder what he is??? As for the 2nd...OMG you HOLD them? One flew out of our grill one time and "bit/pinched" my oldest DD...drew blood. I now have a healthy respect for them...course as I said nothing stands in my way of a good photo, though...
I've heard other people say they've been bitten by PM before. I've been handling them for years and never been bitten.
They are fascinating though...
Looks like a little alien!
Ahhh...he's ready for his 8x10 glossy there!! Great eye shot!
We love them too, altho son got pinched once too.
getting to the end of the season but these are still blooming away and starting to set seed like loaded cannon balls!!! and believe it or not I saw a hummer yesterday :)
bright yellow Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
She's yellowish-green, and she hatched out too early....
She was supposed to over-winter in her cocoon.
Sadly, she has nothing to live for now...
Except me capturing her on film...
She's beautiful, Karen. What causes them to hatch early, do you know?
There are usually 2-3 broods per season, depending on where you are. The first two broods will go through the cycle quickly... egg, caterpillar, cocoon, moth. The last cycle is supposed to (somehow) know that it's too late in the season to continue, whether it be because the days get shorter or the temps get cooler. That last cycle holds back, the cocoon remains in state through the winter months, then (somehow) knows to hatch in spring, as the days get longer and temps start to warm up.
I've tried to keep them dark and cool, but she somehow got the signal to hatch. I just hope the rest don't. Sweet gum trees are already starting to turn, and the leaves will drop soon... there would be nothing to eat for caterpillars even if I tried.
wow, what a beautiful luna moth!!! I'm hoping to see one some day. I just found out about them this year. I guess you have to look for them at night? We have a large black walnut tree in the backyard.
the luna moth is awesome. Thanks for sharing the picture.
hidden behind the giant EE leaves!
Wind, never seen an EE bloom, learn something new every day.