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Autumn, bugs, fall, grasshopper, insect photographs, insects, nature photographs, nature photography, Pest (organism), spider, spider web
Today was a good day to wander around taking pictures, and the insect population was teeming, so I took advantage.
This little critter crawled right up to me on a rock at my feet where I was sitting.
We used to call these “stink bugs,” I think, but I had no idea he was in the picture until I processed it.
Reminds me of what it looked like when our kids would slosh red kool-aid on our light colored carpet.
I think this poor little sow bug (we used to call them “roly-polies”) was about dead — he was barely moving.
During all this bug photographing, Lucy just HAD to be let in the house, so I let her in. When I finally finished taking pictures, I went inside also. The weather was so wonderful it was hard to go in!
Walking through the living room I noticed a dead leaf on the carpet from one of the plants on the mantle, so I snatched it up to throw it away. Just as quickly, I yelled and gave the cold, slimy thing a toss in the air, and it landed on the front of the fireplace. It was definitely not a leaf, nor was it dead.
I stopped to take pictures, only because I was in no hurry to pick the thing back up, and then I scooped it onto a paper and took it outside in the back yard. Hey, I don’t have anything planted out there it could destroy, so what the heck.
I know, the usual thing people in Hillbilly land do is dump salt on them and watch them die in agony, but I wasn’t up for that today.
I figure the nasty thing probably rode in there on Lucy and dropped off onto the carpet. I have the best luck with that kind of thing (eye roll).
Hope you all are having a wonderful start to your Fall, and that your weather is gorgeous! Take care and enjoy your bugs!
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I don’t like bugs but your pictures are great.
We still call the stink bugs stink bugs – do they have another name? I have heard they really stink if they get smashed – I haven’t tried it 🙂
The roly polies we also called potato bugs – not sure where that name came from.
Maybe roly-polies have been known to like potatoes so our forerunners named them after that, do you reckon? Who knows, lol!
I’ve never tried to smash a stink bug either, and probably won’t now that you’ve mentioned the possibility that they might actually stink, lol!
I’m not a bug lover either, Gal, so I know where you’re coming from on that, but I do appreciate your kind words about my photographs of them — they were extra-friendly for the camera on that day!
Made me laugh. Thanks much!
Oh, I’m glad you enjoyed it, Steve! What’s life if we can’t laugh at the buggy moments in each day, right? Lol!
Beautiful photos Becky,If I was forced to pick just one it would have to be the one with the webbing in it. Have a great day my friend !
Thanks Bob! You know, that webbing stretched over a bigger area, but I wanted to capture some of the detail before Frank mowed over it. It’s easy to tell the photograph has been enhanced, but sometimes without it the webs just blend right in with the background!
Hope your move goes really well tomorrow and that everything goes smoothly as far as transferring your services. That can almost be as big of a hassle as the move itself!
WOW!! Gorgeous pics Becky. Bravo~
Thanks Cindy! I hope you had a spectacular time in Canada!!
Great images, and a wonderful assortment of little critters, Becky, except for the slug. Ugh!! Those things give me nightmares (yet large snakes do not… go figure).
So true, Robin — they are harmless to humans, but ugh! Lol!