{"id":690,"date":"2012-05-29T14:42:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=690"},"modified":"2012-10-02T17:08:59","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T22:08:59","slug":"theres-no-telling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"There’s no telling….."},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s no telling what will show up here in my yard. Or the front and back doors for that matter. Here is a running list of funky and beautiful beings that have made their appearance in the last week:<\/p>\n

We’ll start off with the beautiful Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera),<\/em> which is just aflame in vibrant color at this time of year. And the bonus is that it just showed up in the field in the front yard all by itself. What a stunning wildflower.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This handsome fella, which I believe is a type of katydid, hangs out on the patio chairs every evening. It is amazing how many katydids we have this year. At night the sound they make is quite deafening.\"\"<\/a>Here’s a side profile – isn’t he just stunning?\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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A stick insect coming by to visit on the screen door. There is nothing to sneeze at about his size! That is one large green stick!\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Just look at this Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax<\/em>). The markings on his back look like a little white face. He was hanging out above the front door.\"\"<\/a>Unlike other spiders, these little fellas don’t build webs to snare their prey, they only spin small silken retreat webs for moulting or hibernation. They primarily use their silken strand when hunting. They will trail a strand from their spinnerets as they travel, and if disturbed they will quickly descend on this line to the ground. This also comes in handy if they miss their jump.<\/p>\n

Oscar our resident squirrel has also decided to ‘hang out” on the back screen door. I have a suspicion he was “reminding” us of the fact that the bird feeder needed refilling. Of course, he<\/strong> calls it the squirrel feeder…..\"\"<\/a>Pesky little fella, but gosh darn-it! He can put on the charm too. Isn’t he just too cute?\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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And then yesterday morning the mother of all stick insects knocked on our front door. I think he did a good job trying to blend in with the color of the siding.
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Here’s one of the 4 frogs that has moved into the little water feature I have in the back yard. I believe he is a Leopard frog and I hope he’s working hard to remove all the mosquitoes.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lets not forget the plants doing well right now: The Lantana and Society Garlic just look so lovely together.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And the Plumbago is making an very showy appearance also:\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And a day without one of the resident lizards speeding past my feet while I’m gardening would just not be the same!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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