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Despite its politically incorrect name, the Retarded Dagger (Acronicta retardata) is quite the handsome little fellow.
These vibrantly adorned little daggers are among the more rare and seldom seen Acronicta species in my neck of the woods.
They are listed as maple feeders. The few encounters I've witnessed in Maryland have been on Boxelder...one of the woodier maples.
(Thanks to LeAnn Batty for spotting this beauty)
McKee Beshers W.M.A.
Montgomery County, Maryland
August 6, 2017
The ancient ceremonial dagger had many uses: Cutting out hearts, cutting out eyes, cutting off... um, cutting out intestines, and cutting up the high priest's food...
Seen in one of the artist studios we visited, obviously not the best setting but I haven't seen this moth before.
I think this is a Grey Dagger moth. Although information online states that the species is impossible to tell apart from the Dark Dagger, given that the Dark Dagger flies in June and July, and the Grey Dagger June to August, the Grey is more likely. Both species are common.
I first saw this about 2"-long Dagger moth caterpillar (Acronicta americana) this morning on the garage floor, near the door. I gently brushed it onto the driveway and took this photo. I stepped away for just a moment, and when I returned to take more photos, it had vanished.
According to BugGuide, it is the largest dagger moth in the East. The caterpillar. whose hairs can cause skin irritation, feeds on leaves of alder, ash, birch, elm, hickory, maple, oak, poplar, walnut, willow and other deciduous trees.
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Interrupted Dagger Caterpillar (Noctuidae -- Acronictinae --Acronicta interrupta) on Prunus. Sugarloaf Mountain Park, Frederick County, Maryland.
They are mainly predatory flies and generally small to medium sized, non-metallic and rather bristly. The 'dagger' refers to their sharp, piercing mouthparts. It's on a Red campion (Silene dioica) flower. One handheld shot.. :-)
Between the Mexican and U.S. lines at the battle of Palo Alto stood this line of Spanish daggers. When in bloom like this, they deserve their scientific name, yucca gloriosa.
Probably neither.
What else could it be?
Side lighting has emphasized the pattern on the wall of the canyon leading to Sand Arch in Arches National Park, Utah.
The wall relief has been etched by wind and weather of the centuries.
Got around to taking pictures of a dagger I recently received, this one is based on an artifact and made for me based on a picture of it, the original had a bronze handle but I opted to have it made in wood.
This specific one is a German Landsknecht dagger and the original was likely to be made early 16th century.
Dagger and belt was made by Tod of Tod's Stuff
Pouches by Karl Robinson
Indeed, he might, if it weren’t for that new thing that just came onto the market recently. It had the swagger of a dagger thrust deep, some were saying. For that however, everyone knew you’d have to carry it hanging down from a two-by-four slung across the shoulders of two men, or ladies if they be up for that kind of activity. All the advertising portrayed a lilted romp in the forest, swaying from the branches and singing songs of six or eight pence, perhaps seven or nine. If measured in miles, it was quite a stretch, from the first pole to the last and there’d be plenty of gasping along the way. Fortunately, most just gauge the effect by how far a crow flies, or some other unscientific method, usually handed down through the generations. You could dig out the boxes of old photos and sure enough, you’d see it; clinging to a baby buggy at the brink of ‘The Falls’, or meandering aimlessly among the savannah, hoping for a dryer day and an even slyer way of getting the point across. “Hallo! Hallo!” The admen in the commercial racket were the slickest of them all. If gullible swine are being told the ‘now time’ is the ‘right time’ and some suitable candy is being shoved down their throats with it, they are going to eat it, they are going to believe it, they are going to buy it.
It's Spaceship Week at Horizon Exports! For the next few days, we'll be showing off the front-and-center representatives of Infinite Horizon, so head over and take a look!
Top left: Mixed in between corniforms and field systems can be seen several hunter's knifes (poignards, daggers).
Top right: Hidden between grass pulled aside for the shot, as the only pecked image on the vast polished paroi vitrifiée - a geological centre piece at the start of the Vallée des Merveilles.
Lower left: Looking to be a fake, this axe on the Voi Sacrée is an original that has simply been over touched by visitors during the ages of history.
Lower right: a fascinating scene with a wonderful shepherd's halbard lower left - potentially with a ring of rivets on it's left edge. Here a corniform hut (similar to the models I generated for associated posts), looks to be positioned aside a circular enclosure of sheep or goat 'dots'. A herd of 'cows' looks to be presented as dashes to the right in a proud demonstration of an oppulent crofting prospect.
AJM 23.2.19
Half of the sites can be easily seen with local guides.
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is the largest heron in Europe. It has a long neck, a strong, dagger-like bill and long yellow legs. In flight, the neck is folded back, and the wings are bowed. In adults, the forehead, sides of the head and the center of the crown are white, whereas in juveniles these are greyish. The sexes are similar in appearance.
The grey heron feeds mainly on fish, which it hunts by patiently standing completely still at the side of the water, and striking rapidly when a fish comes into range. The prey is caught in the bill or speared; amphibians, small mammals, birds and invertebrates may also be taken. Feeding areas are often vigorously defended against intruders. It breeds either solitarily or in colonies, called heronries, in woodland close to water. The heronries are usually traditional sites used by successive generations. The flat nest of sticks is built in the crown of the tree early in the year, and four or five eggs are laid towards the end of March, though often earlier in mild winters. Both parents share the duties of incubation, which takes 25 to 26 days. The young, which are covered in down in their first days of life and are fed on regurgitated fish, fledge after 20 to 30 days.
For more information, please visit www.arkive.org/grey-heron/ardea-cinerea/
FOR almost three-quarters of a century, highly trained groups of Soldiers have been inserted behind enemy lines to disrupt the movement of enemy troops and supplies to the front lines. These brave Soldiers have frequently used parachutes as a means to infiltrate without being detected.
Although most of the airborne forces of the world still use round parachutes, some specialized military free-fall units use ram-air airfoils, which provide control of speed and direction, as their primary means of infiltration.
Descending from the skies at 12,500 feet, traveling nearly 120 miles per hour, free-fall parachuting is the closest humans have ever come to actually flying. For the Black Daggers, the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, that's a typical Monday morning.
During their two-mile drop, the Black Daggers maneuver their body using their hands, arms, legs and shoulders to control their flight. At a few thousand feet, they deploy their parachutes and land with pin-point precision, whether it's in a football stadium or on their training grounds near Fort Bragg, N.C.
Their mission is to perform live aerial demonstrations in support of Army special operations community relations and recruiting. Composed of volunteers from throughout Army special operations, the Black Daggers have diverse backgrounds and are skilled in various military specialties including Special Forces, Rangers, civil affairs, psychological operations, and signal and support. With an average age of 33 and an average number of free-fall jumps at 560, the team represents the professionalism and dedication of Army special operations forces.
This beautiful dagger was spinning.....I will see if I can match it up in Wagner. I'm not sure I've seen one quite like it before....
This species has a doubtful entry on the British List, and is listed only on the basis of a specimen seen in a collection by Stephens in the late 19th century, which he thought may have been this species. There have been no confirmed records.
The adult moths are larger than their British counterparts, Acronicta psi and Acronicta tridens, with more pronounced blackish 'dagger' markings, particularly those near the head.
Abroad, it occurs in southern Europe and North Africa, and eastwards into Asia.
The larvae feed on a range of plants including Alder (Alnus glutinosa) and Birch (Betula).
This full-grown caterpillar was found in the Dolomites in Italy in 2012, but I have only just been able to confirm its identity!
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