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Saw this Lady Bug just begging for a close up while I was taking photos down along the Columbia River.
I was walking back to the apartment after checking the mail when I saw a glint of a lovely wing. Here lately I have been finding some beautiful deceased bugs and I thought that maybe I had found another to preserve and allow them to live on in death. But when I went to touch the wing, it moved. I thought "Oh no, not another lost to fire ants." But then it started to flutter. The poor thing was still alive! It had some how gotten old spider webs stuck to its wing. =[ I tried rescuing this little dragon fly, but I simply couldn't get enough of the spider's web off of it. I got enough of it off so that it could flutter away, but not enough so it could actually fly. I feel awful. =[ If I would have pulled that blob of web off of it, I would have caused even more damage. The poor thing was absolutely terrified. I am just glad that I found it when I did; it was just laying in the middle of one of the steps of the stairs. I didn't want anyone to step on it. I hope that it makes it through the day alright. This is exactly the best photo, but the lovely bit was fluttering its wings as fast as it could.
I am starting to feel a bit better after a minor break down yesterday. It tends to happen a lot when I am left alone in the apartment for days on end. But tomorrow Brian is finally off of work and will be home for the weekend. There is talk about possibly going up to Savannah with some friends; I really hope that we can go because I NEED to get out of this apartment for a day. We aren't doing very well financially right now and it is really stressing me out. Brian keeps saying that we will be fine and we always are, but I just can't help but stress. I am trying to stay positive like he always does. I told myself today, I would rather be broke and happy than broke and completely miserable. [summer '11]
Taken in Redwood City, Ca.
Order Dermaptera Family Forficulidae
Even though this earwig is tucked into the center of this flower. It appears to be wingless and I think it may be a ring-legged earwig (Euborellia annulipes).
first bug spotting since relocating. earwig. hiding in flower.
gross.
These crazy looking bugs were covering all the bushes along the beach (in Colloroy Beach, Australia). I thought they were cool, but they're probably just glorified beetles...hehe
Among the dock leaves there were dozens of Dock Bugs about today, mostly in pairs. I watched a lot of shaking and twitching and rubbing antenna and even more fighting and squabbling. Eventually I gave up hoping to get a photo of them mating but then a yard further down the path I found these two! Now I am looking for eggs. Last year I found nymphs of all stages so just need eggs to complete the set. www.flickr.com/photos/photospool/7776879410/
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