bugs

Isn't this the coolest? I spotted it on the doormat, Friday. It was still moving, sort of, so I left it alone when I took Buzz to the vet. It was still there when we got back, and quite still. I lifted it up onto the fence and took this pic.

I could see the bronze and green with my naked eye, but who knew about the fuzzy white trim?

This guy was less than half an inch (about a centimeter) from head to tail.

(Update on Aug 18 -- it's a Japanese beetle, and we seem to be infested with them thi summer. Anything that eats rose petals isn't really ok with me, however cool and bronze and fuzzy-decorated......)






Honey bees have so many problems these days. I'm always happy when I spot one.

Coneflower, with bee.