Category Archives: Invertebrates
Bye for a bit!
So. Much. To. Do. Be nice to have less to do. Maybe a weekly blog is a good thing to let go for a bit. So this is the last post of the year of 2017. In the meanwhile, you … Continue reading
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Nuthin‘
Damn diseases. Weather too nasty to go out much. Sneezing scares away the critters. Mending takes over the needlework. You will have to content yourself with this pumpkin spider seen in October.
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Black swallowtail chrysalis
Time to clean the veggie yard. This dude was sheltering underneath the dead cucumber vines. It’s probably Papilio polyxenes. You can call it a black swallowtail if it’s an adult, or a parsley worm if it’s a larva. Apparently the color of … Continue reading
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Tagged Black swallowtail, chrysalis, Papilio polyxenes, Parsley worm
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Bee vs. fly
Here’s a bee. ———-> <——— And here’s a fly. So, what’s the difference? Bees: fluffy, long antenna, four wings. Flies: not fluffy, short antenna, two wings. Not a perfect distinction, but a good starting … Continue reading
And now, your weekly moth
Gotta admit, that’s a pretty nice moth. Interesting how the leading edge of the front wings looks so much like the scuppernong vine it’s resting on.
Happy bees
So maybe they’re not happy. It’s hard to tell, what with them being tiny and all and not having eyebrows. But they seem active after being in their new hive for a week.
Socks and bees
Tiny sweaters are getting boring. Time to move onto tiny socks, but a new beehive needs watching. Providing the beehive with a convenient bee watching stump allows socks to be knitted and bees to be watched simultanously. Also, since the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bees, Charlene Schurch, Knitting, Sensational Knitted Socks, tiny sock
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Bees
You know what this farm needs? Fifty thousand stinging insects. Cats are indecisive if this is good or not.
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On the knitting of Moths
Ha! Found another website of a person making needlecraft models. This time it’s Max’s World, Max Alexander, knitting, and moths. Most excellent moths. No patterns available unfortunately, but you can enjoy the moths and maybe buy one, which she would probably … Continue reading
Damn it! It’s January!
Snowed in for a week, followed by nice warm weather, resulting in the first tick bite of the season. Bastard.
Curious Needleworks 