What no warning for the new look?!! Now I need to find where they put my treemail... and who knows what else. 
marsrover said:
Hoping for better luck, I went back out later and stopped by the Robert Fleming Hibiscus to grab a shot of an unusual flower, when I noticed a bug on the flower.Grabbed a couple of shots before the critter ducked out of sight. I'm sure that some of you know what it is.
Tree Cricket I believe
molanic said:
One on my prairie sage gathering "wool".
Uh huh- They're a lot of fun to watch!! I talked abut this some with Jmorth earlier this summer. The males are about 50% larger than the females. They stake out a territory near a Stachys plants etc
waiting for a female to approach and gather fuzz.. ANY pollinator that gets near, gets bopped hard with the spines on their body. The males mate with the various females and the females do the same when they wander into another male's territory. It's comical to watch the males zip around then stop for just a split second, then zip some more
On a related note regarding them, and the European paper wasps.....and the cabbage whites. It is somewhat disappointing that many of the species I see the most often and in the greatest numbers are the introduced species. I don't think I have ever seen any of the other white butterflies, only cabbage whites. The European paper wasps are the wasps I see the most. The Asian lady beetles are by far the lady beetles I see the most. Japanese beetles are my most abundant beetle of the summers. Then there are the ever present mobs of introduced house sparrows also. Maybe it is because I live fairly close to a major metropolitan area?
I too only see Cabbage Whites, but as far as wasps go -there's loads of variety here and they prefer the Broad-Leaved Mountain Mint. The Japanese beetles had a heyday for a few weeks then they petered out. Here there's actually more Bumble bees than any other bee, next the sweat type bees. and like you there's waaay too many sparrows but lots of Blue Jays, Cardinals, Chickadees, Goldfinches, Wrens, and a few Hummingbirds too. I live in a small town in Lancaster County, PA
wildflowers said:And so are their egg sacs.
Strange looking egg sacs!!
nativeplantlover said:
You're welcome J. I have the same NE Asters planted since last year but the two plants I have out front face directly North. Maybe that's why they don't open so soon and also have a big "hole' in the center, see?!! Do you,(or anyone reading) any tips to prevent that from happening?
That is a fancy looking flower in your last pic, J. I see more in the background too! 
A Bee tongue!!! Cool!
