— Garden, Naturalist —

Bug Safari

March 27, 2023

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I finally found the time and inclination to do something at this house. After a year of living here (almost!) I got out the camera, macro lens, and went bug hunting.

Fat black aphids on Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia Convergens)

Flowering Quince

Minimum ants… no, seriously, that’s their name! They are between 1-2mm in length. Little Black Ants, Monomorium minimum.

Convergent ladybeetle larva on Blackfoot Daisy

A honeybee on Grape Muscari

Lacewing on Henbit

Toast’s Nose in super close up!

Toast, sleepy little kitten on my desk.

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