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rcn48 Aug 2, 2010 1:38 AM CST Name: Debbie Lexington, VA

A new month and a new thread! What a treat with all the wonderful photos on Page 2 of Bugs, The good, the bad, and the ugly: http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/28393/ jmorth reported the first day of August was the "best butterfly day so far" and captured more "Butterfly Bliss"! Looking forward to seeing more great photos as we continue on Page 3 I haven't taken the time to grab any shots of the Bugs in the gardens this year so I'll start the thread off with a photo from a few years ago. This is a really unique caterpillar who visited the containers on our front deck. Unfortunately I was never able to identify him - definitely not ugly but good or bad? Rick's Custom Nursery Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #341506 (1)

Onewish1 Aug 2, 2010 3:42 AM CST Name: Allison NJ

great shots J!!!! Coleus Chat ~~ Seed Forum ~~Northeast Forum Click here to visit my Zazzle Store Happy Birthday Wishes Quote | Post #341590 (2)

sallyg Aug 2, 2010 6:31 AM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

So many good photos ,j and all. Makes up for the time some of us don't have to sit and watch for them in person !!! Jen--I think crickets eat decaying vegetation. junk like that "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #341705 (3)

luvsgrtdanes Aug 2, 2010 2:10 PM CST Name: Ronnie Southeastern PA~Zone 6 I Love MAM~So Happy Together

Thanks for the new thread Debbie Yes J your last photo was a grey hairstreak..lovely Even tiny they are so beautiful! It happens in a flash, but the memory of it last forever. It can not be borrowed or stolen, and it is of no earthly good until it is given away. So if in your hurry you meet someone who is too weary to smile, leave him one of yours, for no one needs a smile quite as much as he who has none to give... Quote | Post #342247 (4)

stormyla Aug 2, 2010 2:20 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Wow, That's a wonderful shot Ronnie. I love the Hellenium too. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #342263 (5)

sallyg Aug 2, 2010 2:36 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

I've had several of these larvae on my swamp milkweed and today had three of these adult beetles. I think they are likely the same critter. Can't wait to see if I got my pix together! Yay, I did! "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon [Last edited Aug 2, 2010 2:37 PM CST] Quote | Post #342281 (6)

stormyla Aug 2, 2010 2:55 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Yay another expert poster!! Very cool shots & Bugs, Sally. I'm gonna go check my Milkweed. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #342312 (7)

coleup Aug 2, 2010 7:07 PM CST Name: Judy central Md

Sorry,cell phone doesn't focus well up close. ..On my orange eggplant leaf tonite...Fat, but under an inch long Hope is a renewable resource Quote | Post #342631 (8)

coleup Aug 2, 2010 7:13 PM CST Name: Judy central Md

and on another eggplant leaf Hope is a renewable resource Quote | Post #342643 (9)

stormyla Aug 2, 2010 7:15 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Hmm Judy, Do you know what that Cat will turn into? All 3 are pretty interesting. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #342648 (10)

coleup Aug 2, 2010 8:18 PM CST Name: Judy central Md

I've never seen anything like the blurry one with the very definite bullseye pink/orange on the back and tufts of pink/orange at either end. The pair of tomato horn worms will become sphinx or hummingbird moths if there is food and shelter in the area I relocated them to along with 4 others and the ones below...all appearing today! Hope is a renewable resource [Last edited Aug 2, 2010 9:34 PM CST] Quote | Post #342757 (11)

stormyla Aug 2, 2010 8:57 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Boy, look at how big some of them are. I was out there looking again today, but couldn't see any. Judy, what time of the day did you find them? Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #342809 (12)

coleup Aug 2, 2010 9:50 PM CST Name: Judy central Md

The blurry picture one with the bullseye is a Saddleback moth caterpillar. It is one of the stinging spine ones. There is a great pic at Bug files on DG. Stormy, I found the first 5 hornworms at 1 this afternoon and the other 6 at 7ish.. The two largest ones were four inches long and as thick as my thumb. Didn't see any of them or notice any damage yesterday when I was on stink bug eradication patrol just before supper yesterday. Neighbor says they feed at nite and "one of those can take down a whole tomato plant in a day" Hope is a renewable resource Quote | Post #342849 (13)

stormyla Aug 2, 2010 10:02 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Wow, Judy. How did you find them, visually or by feeling for them? Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #342855 (14)

coleup Aug 3, 2010 12:08 AM CST Name: Judy central Md

Stormy, by sight. It's like those pictures that say, "How many cats can you find in this picture?" Once you find one and know what you are looking for, you begin to see the others. But, it's like that old joke, "What's worse than finding a worm in an apple you are eating?" Answer: "Finding only half a worm." Hope is a renewable resource Quote | Post #342946 (15)

sheryl Aug 3, 2010 12:16 PM CST Name: Sheryl Middle Tennessee, 6b

Nice.... In the end, only kindness matters. Art and Artists & The Reading Room http://cubits.org/thereadingroom/ Quote | Post #343610 (16)

stormyla Aug 3, 2010 12:25 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

These bug threads have been smokin'! Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #343626 (17)

coleup Aug 3, 2010 5:27 PM CST Name: Judy central Md

Here is a better pic of saddleback moth caterpillar Hope is a renewable resource [Last edited Aug 3, 2010 6:27 PM CST] Quote | Post #344165 (18)

stormyla Aug 3, 2010 5:29 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Judy, he is fascinating. Do you think that you have more than 1? Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #344170 (19)

coleup Aug 3, 2010 5:37 PM CST Name: Judy central Md

Found nine more tomato horn worms today, two of them sporting parasitic wasp eggs How many horn worms do you see in this picture? Hope is a renewable resource Quote | Post #344178 (20)

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