What bugs me...
GREETINGS! Aside from all the rain, we've now reverted back to sweltering days and full blow air conditioning. Such is life in Florida! October in the 80ยบ's.
When I came downstairs in search of my morning coffee, I was met with a very strange site. Something weird was clinging to the sliding glass door of the kitchen. Now, we see our share of animals living on the marsh---a million squirrels, visits from woodpeckers, doves, blue jays, cardinals, tufted titmice, chickadees, wrens, the dreaded mole, the occasional marsh rabbit, raccoons & their offspring, egrets, herons, one bald eagle, dogs, cats, opossum (for you non-southerners), a mouse (yuck) and large eastern diamondback rattlesnakes. One of those killed our dog, but the dog may have saved our lives---thanks, Buffy, (sniff).
Anyway, I had never seen anything like this. It was a very large insect stuck to the glass. It stayed there for at least twelve hours and maybe even twenty-four. What was it? I still don't know. I googled "brown and yellow striped bug," but never saw a match. It was about 4 inches long with another 3 inches of antennae and long thin, jointed legs. I looked at lots of insect pictures and was trending toward a walking stick kinda thing, but it might be too fat. If you make the discover, please let me know.
Upon closer inspection, there was a strange part near the bottom that wrapped around to the back of the insect. Turns out it was actually attached to a second bug that was MUCH smaller. The female was huge in comparison.
Does size matter? Not in this case. I took some pix from inside & then slid the door open & took some pretty close to the action, outside the door. My looming lens didn't seem to bother the couple. They were still together when we went to bed at midnight. The next morning they were gone.
If you have time, please read the blog from last week and let me know what you think about the Alaskan Denali National Park Artist-in-Residence program I applied for. Crazy or courageous?
PHOTOTIP: To get the sharpest picture, use a lens with only a small zoom, an expensive one with a wide aperture or a fixed lens. They have the best resolution. With a point & shoot remember to set it for macro.
BLESSINGS!
Joshua 1:9
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When I came downstairs in search of my morning coffee, I was met with a very strange site. Something weird was clinging to the sliding glass door of the kitchen. Now, we see our share of animals living on the marsh---a million squirrels, visits from woodpeckers, doves, blue jays, cardinals, tufted titmice, chickadees, wrens, the dreaded mole, the occasional marsh rabbit, raccoons & their offspring, egrets, herons, one bald eagle, dogs, cats, opossum (for you non-southerners), a mouse (yuck) and large eastern diamondback rattlesnakes. One of those killed our dog, but the dog may have saved our lives---thanks, Buffy, (sniff).
Anyway, I had never seen anything like this. It was a very large insect stuck to the glass. It stayed there for at least twelve hours and maybe even twenty-four. What was it? I still don't know. I googled "brown and yellow striped bug," but never saw a match. It was about 4 inches long with another 3 inches of antennae and long thin, jointed legs. I looked at lots of insect pictures and was trending toward a walking stick kinda thing, but it might be too fat. If you make the discover, please let me know.
Upon closer inspection, there was a strange part near the bottom that wrapped around to the back of the insect. Turns out it was actually attached to a second bug that was MUCH smaller. The female was huge in comparison.
Does size matter? Not in this case. I took some pix from inside & then slid the door open & took some pretty close to the action, outside the door. My looming lens didn't seem to bother the couple. They were still together when we went to bed at midnight. The next morning they were gone.
If you have time, please read the blog from last week and let me know what you think about the Alaskan Denali National Park Artist-in-Residence program I applied for. Crazy or courageous?
PHOTOTIP: To get the sharpest picture, use a lens with only a small zoom, an expensive one with a wide aperture or a fixed lens. They have the best resolution. With a point & shoot remember to set it for macro.
BLESSINGS!
Joshua 1:9
See more images
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email: artisticimagesbypc@me.com
Posted by Pamela at 10/13/2011 9:09 PM 
Categories: Florida, Photography tips
Tags: rattlesnake squirrel marsh raabbit opossum raccoon birds insect bug weird
Categories: Florida, Photography tips
Tags: rattlesnake squirrel marsh raabbit opossum raccoon birds insect bug weird
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