The large moth weakly fluttered its wings in a vain attempt to fly away as we approached during our morning walk. It likely had lived out its full, seven-day lifespan as a moth and had accomplished its purpose during that lifetime. It was a thing of beauty rather than pity, and its short life wasContinue reading “A Life Completed”
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Let Sleeping Bugs Lie
The cicada at rest on the sidewalk recently brought back humourous memories of one a few years ago that buzzed up off the ground right into the leg of our grandson who performed an amusing dance step to escape his arthropod assailant. Lesson learned, we left this one alone. Lesson forgotten; a short time laterContinue reading “Let Sleeping Bugs Lie”
Whirly Bug
The bug on the blade goes round and round. I discovered this thrill-seeing insect on the wind whirligig in our back yard when I went to straighten its mounting pole. I got this photo and then a light gust of wind sent the apparatus, bug and all, spinning merrily round and round.
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