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Jul 16, 2021 21:22 | #5791

Pigpen101 wrote in post #19260668

I found some caterpillars on a milkweed over at the reservoir & knew they would be cut down again soon. I dug one up, planted it in a large pot at home & covered it with a net to keep out the birds. I now relocate any caterpillars I find on put on this plant.

I found this colorful guy on the plant when I got it home.

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Great find!

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Jul 16, 2021 23:26 | #5792

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The latest "catch & release".

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First of all the shots are terrific! Secondly...how do you go about catching all these jumping spiders?

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Jul 17, 2021 07:32 as a reply to @ ptcanon3ti's post | #5793

LOL. Thank you. They are literally everywhere if you look. Of the 15 or so I've photographed this summer, all but 2 were found within 50 yards of my house. The other 2 were found at a nearby state park that has a few "no cut" areas to protect plants for butterflies & such. I use those areas as safe places for me to also release the spiders.

They are fast & many times go unnoticed as another critter like a fly. I can't tell you how many times I've walked by the side of the house or garage & there was nothing there. But on my return trip, not more than 5 minutes later, there is a jumper on the wall. There are 2 or 3 right now on my kitchen windowsill, no bigger than the head of a pin. As I mentioned with the jumper above, I found it because I was looking for flies to feed another, so I went to catch the fly & there was a jumper attached!

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Jul 17, 2021 08:15 | #5794

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Ailanthus Webworm Moth Atteva aurea

Nice captures!! Looks like you are really enjoying the Laowa.

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Jul 17, 2021 08:29 | #5795

Different flies with cool eyes!

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Jul 17, 2021 13:30 as a reply to @ DeepWoods's post | #5796

Thank you for the ID. Yes, the Laowa is getting a workout. Only negative thing I can say right now is it seems that diffraction sets in sooner than on my Canon lenses. I could go to f/16-f/18 without any fears of softening, but I try & stay around f/11-f/13. I could be wrong about this & just picking nits, i am usually critical of new equipment until I get comfortable with it.

I have no regrets deciding to get this and NOT fix the Canon AGAIN.

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Jul 17, 2021 13:32 as a reply to @ DeepWoods's post | #5797

Great shots. You are correct, those are some crazy cool eyes. I need to photograph some flies & stop seeing them as just food for my jumpers.

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Jul 17, 2021 14:19 | #5798

It's National Moth Week July 17-25, 2021
https://nationalmothweek.org/

So here's couple from this morning on the moth sheet.

Plume Moth - Pterophoridae

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Bad-wing Moth - Dyspteris abortivaria

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Jul 17, 2021 15:32 | #5799

Seriously, moth week? Today is the first time I photographed a moth all year. It's some type of "leaf mimic"? Looks crazy up close.

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Jul 17, 2021 15:56 | #5800

DeepWoods wrote in post #19260832

Different flies with cool eyes!

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That is a very cool looking fly.

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Jul 17, 2021 15:58 | #5801

DeepWoods wrote in post #19260937

It's National Moth Week July 17-25, 2021
https://nationalmothweek.org/

So here's couple from this morning on the moth sheet.

Plume Moth - Pterophoridae

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Bad-wing Moth - Dyspteris abortivaria

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... "the moth sheet" ... Is that a thing? Great depictions of the moths!

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Jul 17, 2021 15:59 | #5802

Pigpen101 wrote in post #19260962

Seriously, moth week? Today is the first time I photographed a moth all year. It's some type of "leaf mimic"? Looks crazy up close.

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Moths sure come in diverse shapes. Weird and wonderful.

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Jul 17, 2021 16:18 | #5803

Pigpen101 wrote in post #19260962

Seriously, moth week? Today is the first time I photographed a moth all year. It's some type of "leaf mimic"? Looks crazy up close.

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Nice shots!!

From what I can tell in the photos...I think that maybe a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth Parasa indetermina..but not positive on that ID

If it is Parasa indetermina...the larva does sting
https://bugguide.net/node/view/426

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Jul 17, 2021 16:26 | #5804

Archibald wrote in post #19260970

... "the moth sheet" ... Is that a thing? Great depictions of the moths!

Thanks!

Yes,..."the moth sheet" is a thing...
It is a white bed sheet or white cloth hung with a light source left on at night. The moths and other "bugs" will gather on the white sheet therefore offering observations of moths and insects that we may not normally see.

I have a white bed sheet hung on the wall underneath my back porch light and just leave the porch light on all night when i want to do some "mothing".

simple instructions and photos here..

https://nationalmothweek.org/finding-moths-2/

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Jul 17, 2021 18:13 as a reply to @ DeepWoods's post | #5805

Thank you for the ID, it sure does blend in. Also, thanks for the link, saved in my favs.

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