Insects

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Took only a few insect photos this past summer so today will share these with you.   I find dragonflies fascinating in that they come in such a variety of colours and sizes and hatch from alien looking nymphs.  Although I don’t like spiders they also come in such a variety of colours and sizes and today’s blog has another variety of orb-weaving spider.

Below:  Dragonfly newly emerged from nymph stage

Below: Orb Weaving Spider in the web

Below: Bee approaching a lambs ear plant

Enjoy!

~Sharon

There are some things a person may only see once during their lifetime and I believe this may be one of those events.  Thousands of Monarch Butterflies had gathered in a little area of Moose Lake Provincial Park one very windy mid-August day.  They were in the air, on the ground and hanging from tree branches like bunches of grapes.  I am not sure but I think it was just too windy for them to fly across the Lake of the Woods Boundary waters between Canada and the United States so they just gathered in this remote little area of the park where we happened upon them while on a trail.  Enjoy the photos of what I believe was part of the great Monarch Butterfly migration.  It was an amazing sight!

Enjoy!

~Sharon

I came across some insect photos in my collection the other day and thought they would be worth sharing.   Caterpillars come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours and can be quite attractive.   Their body armour and colours serve as warnings to predators as well as to camouflage them during their transitions.  Below, a very fuzzy caterpillar that curled up into a round ball when I touched it.

I have no idea what this bug is (below).  It was quite large, had long feathery antennae and appeared to be feeding on leaves.  It is not one that I recall seeing before.  Curious little insect!

Enjoy!

~Sharon