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This is the first time I've seen a Red Velvet Mite since this guy; www.flickr.com/photos/katievision/907673022/ Four years, almost to the day. And by the way, the 'red fuzzy bug' is my MOST viewed flickr photo EVER. I think they must only come out after rain on cloudy mornings in July...? I guess I'll look them up and give you the real facts.... your nature science info on these fascinating bugs; Mites are curious creatures closely related to ticks, but fortunately, most do not bother humans. Velvet mites are harmless to humans.
Mites in the family Trombidiidae are the large red velvet mites found in the soil, soil litter, and other terrestrial habitats. These mites have a complex life cycle. The several instars of larvae generally are parasitic on insects such as grasshoppers, beetles, and aphids, but adults are free-living predators of small arthropods and their eggs. Because of their feeding habits, velvet mites have been considered as possible biological control agents for invertebrate pest species.
The velvet mites found in the deserts likely are in the genus Dinothrombium because members of the genus are found in sandy desert areas. Other mites that look similar to these are in the genus Thrombium, which are found in organic soils. Velvet Mite (Family Trombidiidae, Dinothrombium spp.)
On desert soils, Dinothrombium adults only come out on the surface of the sand after heavy rain and may only forage for a few hours per year. After a complex mating dance, female Dinothrombium lay as many as 100,000 eggs.
As might be expected based on the bright red color, velvet mite taste bad and are avoided by predators. On the other hand, extracts from red velvet mites are used for the treatment of male infertility in traditional eastern medicine.
a guy from a carpenter's (I think) union on a picket line.
there's a bunch of big and possibly unnecessary buildings going up around my house and this guy was in front of one of them.
he asked if I wanted to get some shots of them with their banner, and I did, but the problem is that there's no way to get the banner and the building in the same shot. I'll post some of those later, but I thought this one was the best photo. if you look close, you can see the building.
Just a guy doing his work a bit too zealously?
The sky & light were really boring today, so I had to find some other things to play with!
A Visit to The Bulb Guy, a garden in San Jose, California on 19 March 2016. Since 1985 Rich Santoro, aka The Bulb Guy, has dug, dropped, covered, watered and stepped awaaaaaay from some 25,000 spring bulbs.
Each year Rich invites the general public to The Bulb Guy Garden Show free of charge. 4000 to 6000 bulbs are buried each year by Rich himself on his ¼ acre garden. Aside from the aroma and sites of spring, the garden acts as a tool for teaching. Rich knows the importance of good first hand knowledge and is willing to share all his bulb garden secrets along with a plethora of garden stories and and jokes to entertain you during your visit.
His Garden is open for all to see according to his Spring schedule. The Bulb Guy is located at 850 Gateview Court San Jose Ca 95133
Sedos, the City of London's premier amateur theatre company, presents Guys & Dolls, the musical fable of Broadway
at the Bridewell Theatre from 5-15 December 2012.
Find out more at www.sedos.co.uk/2012/guysanddolls.htm
Photos by Antony Sendall
Howard Plaza hotel's buffet has a southeastern-Asian theme which we thought might be too spicy for the kids but he found enough things to his liking.
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 15: Singer Buddy Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends on JANUARY 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
Sedos, the City of London's premier amateur theatre company, presents Guys & Dolls, the musical fable of Broadway
at the Bridewell Theatre from 5-15 December 2012.
Find out more at www.sedos.co.uk/2012/guysanddolls.htm
Photos by Antony Sendall
Feb. 24, 2013, 9:41 a.m.
Doug and Guy enjoy some refreshment during their one-minute walk break (which we have after every 10 minutes of running). We are walking in front of the historic National Research Council building. The sidewalk is a bit snowy and slushy. We try to avoid the puddles when the temperature creeps above the freezing point.