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This caterpillar will become a pupa
and then a Polyphemus moth,
named for the Greek cyclops.
It is a species of giant silk moth
with up to a 6-inch wingspan.

It's not easy to pet a hummingbird
but this is interesting.
Petting dogs can boost mood
and improve mental health.

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbirds.
Only the males have red throats.

Condylostylus patibulatus
A species of long legged fly.

What about the ClipiTool Standard?
It has a bottle opener and can opener,
two screwdriver blades and a wire stripper.
Just add tribute etching on the blade for Trail Life.
And it is more affordable for scouts.

As for the toothpick, whittle a point on a twig.
That's what the blade is for.

Red Wasps, Umbrella Paper Wasps, have been swarming my back porch. At 10pm I go out with a bright flashlight and wasp spray and spray them where they roost in groups on the ceiling of the porch. I've killed a couple dozen that way already but there were still a dozen on my picture window today. This...

Southern Ground Yellowjacket
Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Yes it is! Outstanding.

Ruddy Darter, species of Meadowhawk dragonflies.
Is that dragonfly perched on a Spyderco Dragonfly?

Nice shot of a Hackberry Emperor.

Yes, Seek identified it as a Spotted Pink Ladybeetle.

Right. I only need minute of coyote accuracy.

Never have seen a spiny lizard.
But I sure do miss horn toads.
Last one I saw was in the '70s.
Inside the Effort to Save the Beloved Texas Horned Lizard

You youngsters enjoy good eyesight while you can. Between the progressive pterygium from the left and cataract from the right in my aiming eyeball an expensive scope would be wasted on me. My ophthalmologist referred me to a specialist. He must be a good one. I could not get an appointment until Oct...

Texas Spiny Lizard
Way to go Sypdergirl88.
Good to hear from you.

That's the ticket.
That .45 group was nice, too.

The small one is a squash bug.
The large one was only narrowed down to leaf footed bugs.

I do not know insects from Shinola.
On my iphone8 I have the iNaturalist Seek app.
It can also identify plants and animals.
I aim my camera at the screen of my laptop.

Hackberry Emperor butterfly

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Northern White Breasted Hedgehog.

Glory to Ukraine!