Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis
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Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis
Friday, December 4th, 2009Walking Stick
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Walking Stick Insects have some good natural camouflaging. Can you spot this one?
Walking Stick Insect
Yellow Jacket
Thursday, October 29th, 2009When mowing the yard recently, I discovered a yellow jacket hole in the ground. I used a wasp and hornet spray but several yellow jackets still managed to escape and I got stung a couple of times (once on the hand and at least once on my scalp near my hairline).
Scalp/forehead stings can be bad as swelling can spread down the face. I even had swelling around my eyes for a couple of days. Did I learn my lesson? Well, apparently not since I took this picture after getting stung. Fortunately, there were no additional stings.
Yellow Jacket
Next time, I plan on using a foaming spray which should do a better job than the liquid at sealing off the entrance. The foam barrier should be much more difficult for the yellow jackets to avoid.
Stinkhorn Mushroom and Flat Footed Flies
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009We spotted this stinkhorn mushroom covered with plenty of flat footed flies on the North Trail at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. The stinkhorn mushroom is kind of nasty looking, white with a brown/green slime.
Stinkhorn Mushroom and Flat Footed Flies
Invasion of the Stink Bugs
Monday, October 12th, 2009Despite weather stripping, quite a few stink bugs are finding their way inside our home. Stink bugs can make themselves flat to invade through even the smallest openings. I photographed this one outside.
Stink Bug Outside
What do stink bugs smell like?
Do stink bugs stink? I do not detect an odor from nearby stink bugs. However, just catching one with your hand leaves a stench on your hand. Smashing them really brings out the smell. Smells can be a bit difficult to describe, but I’d say they have a chemical odor.
Do stink bugs fly?
While I most often find stink bugs standing around somewhere, they can also fly. As stink bugs fly by indoors, they sound a bit like an electric razor buzzing.
Getting Rid of Stink Bugs
Stink bugs can be vacuumed up, although there is another method rather than getting the vacuum cleaner out every time you see them. My preferred method is to grab and crush them in my hand using a paper towel. Fortunately, stink bugs are not very evasive.
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