What would a day be without Wendy's critter photos....
This is a Water Scorpion...I had seen one the day before when Fred and I were down at the swale hole and thought it was a walking stick and almost picked it up, really glad I did NOT pick it up...I was looking it up to see what it was this evening and yes it is a member of the walking sticking family but called a water scorpion because yes it does sting...UGH!! He was moving fairly quickly today and that is why I didn't get a really decent or close up shot of it and NO I was not going to pick it up either, LOL...
This frog was under the impression that he was hiding but I was laughing at him as I could see him quiet well and was having fun taking photos of him...
A blue dragonfly or as the book says a skimmer.
A rosetta Skimmer (dragonfly)...See Helen it's got purple on it and pink and red too...everytime I see it I think of Helen because she likes purple.
I saved the best for last....it's a Caroline Wolf Spider (I think) and when I first spyed it I thought it was a tarantula...This spider was HUGE!! I spent quiet a bit of time trying to get a decent photo without it jumping on me, LOL...It didn't appear to be aggressive so I had fun!! Isn't she beautiful!! The book says it is the largest wolf spider in the United States...I hope ya'll enjoyed my photos today...I enjoyed taking them!!
2 comments:
OMG I am NEVER GOING TO TEXAS!!! WAAAAYYYYYY too much wildlife goin' on!!
OMG! This is getting better and better (I am working my way up to most recent). Hughie saw something about scorpians the other day...has been worried about them since. I said you were bitten but survived...but that thing - dang! The frog was so cute and the dragonflies colours amazing! But that spider - GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!! I got the shivers just looking at it and you played with it! EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
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