Can you spot the critter?
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Can you help identify a critter? Looks like giant gopher.
Comments (21)Well, I saw Chucky again today for the first time in a while. He was disguised as a large rock sitting on a table (OK, maybe it's time to update the bifocals). I thought that perhaps a meteorite had landed ever-so-gently on the patio table, so I went to investigate. I didn't realize it was him until I scared him away. Interesting that several of you mentioned that they like living under sheds, because that's precisely where Chucky ran when he broke out of his rock-ish state. No wonder Mowse the Cat is always trying to slink under that shed! Actually, Chucky didn't seem as large as he did when I saw him before, so maybe this time it was Chuckina, or a Chucklette. In any case, I still haven't seen any noticable havoc wreaked, so I guess he likes my weeds better than my planted stuff...or he's dining at the neighbors'. So far, I kinda like having him around....See MoreCan you ID this critter?
Comments (2)My first guess is a baby katydid. Second guess would be a baby grasshopper. MM...See MoreCan you find my critter?
Comments (22)Moonie, seeing your hummingbird perched on the leaf reminds me of a little "enrichment activity" I learned to do years ago. During a rainless stretch, I take the hose to our Halesia in the backyard and use the power nozzle to really soak the tree from the top. The tree has good sized leaves and can collect quite a bit of water. The hummingbirds love to take baths on those wet leaves; it's the cutest darned thing. HERE'S a video (not mine) of bath time for the hummers. It's important to do this early enough in the day so that the birds will be dry by night. At least I think it might be important!...See MoreCan you spot the critters?
Comments (43)I was reading more about some methods used to help diminish gypsy moths. In addition to the fungus (species specific), there is a virus (non-species specific) that will destroy the caterpillars -- turnings them into "zombie caterpillars" and causing the infected caterpillars to "melt" (deliquesce). Fascinating (to me). The fungus was experimentally released in the late 1980s or early 1990s in CT, but it appears to also have been introduced decades earlier. That is what afflicted many of my gm caterpillars years ago. I wish I'd bagged up some of the material back then for posterity. The virus has been imported from Asia (Japan?) and although marketed, is only available to selected researchers and scientists. Here are links to interesting articles. Note the there is a hyperlink button on the abstract's page for a 3-page PDF file. http://www.pnas.org/content/87/7/2461.short And for the virus: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/110908-zombie-virus-caterpillars-science-weird-animals/ And also this (with photos of "zombie caterpillars"): https://www.livescience.com/15962-zombie-caterpillar-virus.html...See More- 8 years ago
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