June is a hectic month, so today Bug of the Week is…
simply a bug!
Category: insects (Page 52 of 89)
We have a garden dedicated to hummingbirds in a park not too far from our home. It has a small pond with water lilies and a number of flowers to attract hummingbirds.
I’m not sure the people who tend it have noticed, but it is also a wonderful garden for insects.
The hummingbirds benefit from the insects and spiders, too. They use the spider webs for their nests and regularly feed on small insects.
Maybe it should be called a “wildlife” garden.
What do you think?
Things have been crazy here the last few weeks, but I finally had a chance to do some photography again.
Looking at the hollyhocks in the back yard, I spotted this beige bug. I can tell from the long antennae and shape that it is a katydid nymph.
It took a bit longer, but then I noticed something else. Do you see it?
See it now? There is a second green katydid nymph on the same plant.
Wondering what is up with the different colors?
The oblong-winged katydid is known for being highly variable in color. It ranges from green to tan to orange-yellow to even bright pink! Now that would be something to see.
Once I started checking more closely, I found yet another green katydid. I guess that shows that camouflage colors might be harder to detect.
Aren’t those long hind legs something else?
Have you ever seen a katydid? What color was it?
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