Have you ever seen a North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)? This is a full-sized adult. It was about 1.5 inches long. I’ve had several nymphs on the plants in my yard over the years. This is the first time I’ve seen an adult. It was crossing the Shiloh Greenway this week.
Category: Animals
Picture of the Day- November 19, 2024
A busy squirrel on the Hatcher Creek Greenway.
Quiet Nature- April 17, 2024
Enjoy a dose of quiet nature today. Eastern tailed-blue butterflies are 0.75-1 inch wide. They are low-flying butterflies commonly seen in fields and lawns. Their caterpillars feed on plants in the pea family (clover and vetch species). They have very thin, antenna-like tails on their wings. Underneath, the wings are light blue to gray. There… Continue reading Quiet Nature- April 17, 2024
Quiet Nature- August 14, 2025
Enjoy some quiet nature today with this double-banded scoliid wasp (Scolia bicincta) on common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).
Quiet Nature- August 26, 2024
Good morning! This young rabbit has been hanging out in my back yard all summer.
Quiet Nature- June 10, 2024
Enjoy a dose of quiet nature today. Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus) on a black-eyed Susan.
Quiet Nature- June 16, 2025
Enjoy some quiet nature today with a green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). They are everywhere right now, if you look carefully.
Quiet Nature- March 12, 2024
Enjoy a dose of quiet nature today.
Quiet Nature- May 26, 2025
Enjoy some quiet nature on this Memorial Day: an orange caterpillar climbing on some elderberry flowers.
Quiet Nature- October 5, 2025
Enjoy some quiet nature today with this Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia).