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Foto Friday: Critter Collections 8.0

Posted on January 6, 2023 Updated on January 6, 2023

I haven’t posted any critter shots in 3 1/2 years. Previous post, here. ~Vic

Leaf Critter Image One — Small bug that looks like a leaf.
05-31-2019
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Bee Face Image Two — Got a bee’s face!
05-31-2019
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Iris Bug Image Three — Cute bug but, I have no idea.
04-30-2019
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Dragonfly Image Four — Skivvy waver dragonfly. LOL!
Brighter shot than the original.
05-17-2019
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Mantis Image Five — Young mantis.
Different angle from the original.
05-31-2019
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Missing Spider Image Six — Beautiful web.
Where is the spider?
10-13-2018
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VOTD: Strange Worm

Posted on January 7, 2022 Updated on January 23, 2022

I posted a picture of this thing in June of 2019. It was taken April 13th. Anybody know what kind of worm this is? ~Vic

Video of the Day

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Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 6.0

Posted on June 15, 2019 Updated on February 16, 2020

All Things Critter
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III/Part IV/Part V

Bee Image One — Coreopsis Bee
Coreopsis blooming in November.
11-04-2017

McKinley Image Two — McKinley with lunch.
I think it is a grasshopper.
09-06-2018

Daisy Image Three — Daisy Bee
At least, I think it is a daisy.
10-13-2018

Slug Image Four — Sidewalk Slug
He had places to go.
03-21-2019

Worm Image Five — Window Worm
This thing showed up during the rain storms.
It looks like a tape worm.
04-13-2019

Lizard Image Six — Blue Tail
I see these lizards all over the place.
They are quick.
05-06-2019

Flyer Image Seven — Lacy Wings
Cute green thing in the kitchen window.
05-10-2019

Moth Image Eight — Pale Blue
Tiny little moth.
05-11-2019

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Foto Friday: Critter Collections 5.0

Posted on June 7, 2019 Updated on February 16, 2020

All Things Critter
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III/Part IV

McKinley Spider Image One — A McKinley by the lamp post at the First Baptist Church.
The web was enormous.
09-02-2017

Orb Weaver Image Two — An Orb Weaver off the corner of the front porch.
09-22-2017

Preying Mantis Image Three — I guess she was enjoying the flowers.
10-02-2017

Preying Mantis Image Four — She posed for me.
What a ham.

Slug Image Five — Slug on the front porch.
10-18-2017

Lady Beetle Image Six — It took me a while to find this one.
Google “black bug, yellow dots” and you will get tons of pix.
This is an Asian lady beetle larva.
10-28-2017

Slug Image Seven — Larger slug on the side of the house.
06-16-2018

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Foto Friday: Critter Collections 4.0

Posted on May 31, 2019 Updated on February 16, 2020

My fourth installment of all things critter. All photos and video are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III

Spiderweb Image One — Lovely web.
04-15-2017

Spiderweb Image Two — Spider nowhere to be found.

Stink Bug Image Three — Oh, the stink bugs…
It’s a cat toy when it gets in the house.
Brown Marmorated Halyomorpha Halys
07-10-2017

Green Critter Image Four — Grasshopper of some sort.
He seems comfortable on my Coleus.
07-14-2017

Garden Spider Image Five — Argiope Aurantia, McKinley spider or zigzag spider.
It maintained a web in the Sedums for several days.
07-25-2017

Daddy Longlegs Image Six — Opilione, harvester, harvestman or Daddy Longlegs.
Ever seen a group of them bob? It’s a weird thing to see.
07-25-2017

Spider Hole Image Seven — I see feet but, I don’t know what kind it is.
07-25-2017

Orb Weaver Image Eight — Neoscona Crucifera, Orb Weaver or big, fat spider on the house.
09-17-2017

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Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 3.0

Posted on May 11, 2019 Updated on February 16, 2020

All photos and video are my personal collection. I'm surprised some of these turned out as well as they did. The first six were taken with a Samsung Alias II…an old flip phone. ~Vic
Part I/Part II

Web Image One — Rogue spider in the Den.
06-01-2013

Web Image Two — It was a good-sized web.
Spider was nowhere to be found.

Big Spider Image Three — I nearly walked into this big web leaving work.
10-23-2013

Bathroom Spider Image Five — These long-legged things freak me out.
They love to hang upside down in bathrooms.
08-22-2015

Bathroom Spider Image Six — Just ewwwww…

Leaf Grasshopper Image Seven — He looks like a leaf.
10-31-2016

Roach Image Eight — During a rainstorm, he crawled up on the kitchen window to dry off.
YUCK.
06-20-2017

I had forgotten that I had some videos of critters, too. I was trying to sing like a child, just being silly.
Clark was not impressed.

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Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 2.0

Posted on April 27, 2019 Updated on February 16, 2020

This is a continuation of nature’s creatures.
Part I was posted on April 6.
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic

Grasshopper Image One — Just hanging out on the front porch.
10-08-2014

Grasshopper Image Two — Long legs and big feet.
10-08-2014

Butterfly Image Three — Walking around town.
Poor focus but, still beautiful.
07-31-2016

Spider Image Four — This was a huge web with an equally huge spider.
Also a poor focus. I was keeping some distance.
My phone didn’t want to coöperate.
The tan blur in the center is said spider.
09-06-2016

Spider Image Five — Another huge spider, hanging from the eave over the front porch.
A light rain highlighted the web.
09-30-2016

Mole Image Eight — I believe this cute, deceased, furry thing is a mole but, I’m not totally sure.
The neighbor’s cat brought me a present.
10-21-2016

Preying Mantis Image Six — I nearly missed seeing this after finding the mole.
She is almost the same color as the table.

Preying Mantis Image Seven — This is the first Preying Mantis I’ve seen that was brown.
Most of the ones I have encountered, before, were green.

More to come…

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