Wednesday, October 21, 2009

the word is out...

The bug's must be gossiping.  I'm seeing more and more different bugs in my garden. I haven't been able to catch any of the beneficials on camera. I saw a ladybug today hanging out on one of the desert willows. I'm seeing more and more butterflies. Just the plan ol' white ones. Lots of bees both big and small who seem to like flying in patterns in front of me. I can't decide if they are saying thank you, get away this is mine, or what are you doing here big human. Every once in a while I will even see a dragonfly. I now also seeing spiders. I'm pretty excited now that every time I dig into the earth in the yard I see an earthworm. I didn't see any before I started really mucking about in the backyard which says I have been doing a good job improving the soil.

I'm also seeing more flies and gnats. Snails both big and small. Caterpillars, or just the caterpillar marks on the leaves or eaten leaves, and lots and lots of what I think are caterpillar eggs. I'm also seeing a lot of mystery bugs. I'm not sure I want to know what they are beyond part of my backyard ecosystem. Here are some pictures to peruse.






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