Wildlife Pictures

[Sarah]

Remember last year when I shared mantis fly eggs with you? Got some more insect eggs but I’m not sure what kind of mama we had visiting our deck last night! (Zoom in for extra eggy goodness!)

[Dr_Phantom]

A dandelion seed studded spiderweb in our garden.

[Sarah]

Okay tried again. COOL!

[jolomo]

Hadn’t seen too many deer this year but five came to visit tonight. They can eat all the weeds they want

[AdamSmith]

Here are some bee friends I’ve seen in the garden over the summer.

[Pearls_Mint]

These are wonderful!

[Sarah]

That was quick! We have caterpillars!

[AdamSmith]

More garden visitors.

[ramuji]

Visiting family in Indiana, saw some Hoosier deer this morning.

[Steve_Schilling]

This. On the side of our house tonight… Some sort of wasp carrying a dead spider.

[UrnotRibs]

Tarantula Hawk Wasp — Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy

Sadly that spider was most likely not dead.

[Steve_Schilling]

When I knocked the pair onto the ground, Spider was most definitely dead. If they can do it, rigor mortis had settled in a while ago.

[UrnotRibs]

The THW injects venom into the spider that paralyzes it for a good long while so that they can lay their eggs in it and the larvae hatch and feed off the still alive, but helpless spider. Ah, nature.

[AdamSmith]

This is probably the best photo I’ve ever gotten of one of the frogs living in our backyard pond.

[KHalleron]

What a handsome fellow!

[AdamSmith]

[McCloud]

This fella bears a striking resemblance to another mantis I’ve seen … a Deadly Mantis.

[Michi]

Went for a walk along the boardwalk…