I'm beginning to consider myself something of a Bug Whisperer these days. It's becoming a bit of a passion to identify and figure out what belongs in my garden, and what The Great Big Is (what I call God) created to keep us on our toes and to keep them thar toes covered.
For example, fire ants.
Keep your toes covered around fire ants. In fact, just stay far away from them.
Moving on, we discovered tiny tiggers in our garden a few days ago, around the same time we found *Lumpy.
LOOK AT THEM MUNCHING AWAY ON RAGWEED!
They're beneficial. Because they eat weeds. Especially the icky ragweed that will overcome any decent yard in one season.
These will become cinnabar moths, I think I posted about that awhile ago... yeah.
So perhaps our visitor in June brought us these!
I found a bit more information on the Tiny Tiggers at the Wildlife Trust site:
Cinnabar moths start life as yellow and black caterpillars and are particularly fond of munching on ragwort plants. Their bright colours warn predators that theyโre poisonous, but they only build up their poison after feeding on the ragwort. The caterpillars spend the winter as cocoons on the ground before emerging as moths in the summer. Cinnabar moths can be seen flying during the day and night and are often mistaken for butterflies.
I was especially interested in the close up of their thin "hairs" -- because I have a few of my own that show up on my chin. I feel very bonded with these caterpillars. Furthermore, Tigger is one of my favorite characters from Winnie The Pooh. He's got ADHD like me!
Image is from Disney Clips and used with permission.
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