Friday, October 17, 2008

Boogie Bees

I haven't blogged in forEVER. Sorry
I just popped in (I initially wrote "pooped in") to post this fabulous and ridiculous video. It's great, until the end. : <

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Flutter for the shutter

Just some new pics from my new camera! Now, if only my subjects would hold still.. I need to figure out how to adjust the shutter speed so I don't get blurry movement images.
Moth (yes, that lamp post is a popular hangout for neighborhood moths)


Black Swallowtail on the bush



Black Swallowtail's undercarriage.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Spiders

They are everywhere...
In my basement, in my car, in my mailbox, in my coffee cup (seriously)...
This one (and the mini lady) are cute... esp when he/she does the balling up thing at the end.


This one... not so much.


You can read about it here.

The vid was made by a YouTube friend, Boobtubious. Check out his other stuff.. it's pretty entertaining.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Bug Fail

Ok, I saw this first on FailBlog.. which is a site TOTALLY worth several hours of procrastination. Since it was bug related, I thought I would share it here too.



OMG! Hilarious!

Saturday, July 26, 2008

New Species?

I'm afraid you'll have to click the images to get a better view of these cool buggies.

Chimera #1
The wings of a butterfly
The body of a bee
The probuscus of a hummingbird
(very friendly)

Here is a picture of him/her staring at me.


OK, After some research I have concluded it is a Clearwing Sphinx.


Chimera #2
Mothlike fur
Batlike face and grasping thingies


Update 09-07 - I have concluded that this is a Noctuidae or Owlet Moth, possibly a Wood-Nymph(Eudryas grata)


And here is a pretty green moth

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Sunday, June 29, 2008

What a girl wants.... what a girl needs...

...is a downy, fluffy place to rest her head.


photo by CtMom

See the difference my new camera makes?

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Nummy, nummy

Is this cute? Perhaps in a "my food is bigger than my body" kind of way...

-photo by Jennifer (who may further identify herself if she wishes)

It may not be adorable but it was submitted by a friend, so it gets a priority posting and it is a pretty cool thing to capture.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Say Cheezzzzzzz

Somebody in Cornwall managed to get a pic of a smiling bee.
Now, why would a bee be smiling? Maybe because it lives in matriarchal society?
Kidding.. bees just love pollen and are generally happy and adorable creatures.



you know... the bee kinda looks like it's ready to unleash an evil plan...
Read about the smiling buzzer here at the Daily Mail.