Well, Dad saw the neighbor (his name is Dale) and Dale said he wasn't planning on mowing down by the road ever again and that the county could do it. I don't blame him; it's dangerous when people are going 45 mph (the speed limit is 45, anyway) and you're mowing on the edge. My dad says the county only mows like once a year so I'm all
We don't know much about the sale of the property behind us except it was to an LLC owned by someone in Georgia. I bet they're going to try and build more homes back there.
In better news, BAMONA said my super tiny moth is a Red-Waisted Florella Moth. What a name! You can check out the sighting page here:
http://www.butterfliesandmoths...
And since it ain't over until the Giant ST emerges...the Giant ST emerged. When I saw it hadn't come out by 6 pm or so, I put it in the bathroom. The very dark bathroom with no windows. I had to stop in a few times during the ball game and the Giant was still in the chrysalis. But when I just went in to brush my teeth and get ready for bed - there it was. I have pretty decent lighting in my bathroom. I'll have to remember that. Anyway, I took pictures while its wings were still floppy and it couldn't fly. I once had a Zebra Swallowtail get loose in the house and Dad thought it was hilarious watching me chase after it. This Giant will be spending the night in the very dark bathroom and I will let it go when I wake up in the morning - or afternoon. Whenever.
Oh, and Phyla nodiflora has lots of fun common names. I call it Frogfruit, but some people drop the first R and call it Fogfruit. It also goes by Turkey Tangle.
And I found those itty bitty guys with my glasses on. I didn't even have my contacts in! I really need to start wearing my contacts more when I'm outside because it is hard to wear glasses when you're pouring sweat.
Ann, what gave the caterpillars away was the wear and tear on the leaves. It was easy to see the leaves that had been eaten. So I just turned them over and there were the cats. Didn't know they were gregarious like Polydamas. I wonder if they stay that way? It's weird looking them up in my book because of course, the picture is magnified and they look nothing like that to the naked eye. It's cool to see all the detail but it would be more useful to see a picture of what it looks like when you find them! And that's one of many reasons I like this thread! We can share real-world photos of things we find; not the picture perfect specimens you see in the books.
