Happy Friday! I often post pictures of black eyed susans which look similar to sunflowers but here is an actual sunflower 🌻
We have a lone sunflower in one of our flower beds. We did not plant it but there have been sunflowers at this location in the past. Its a volunteer 🙂
I noticed this brightly colored caterpillar along the path on one of our walks yesterday.
This is a black swallowtail caterpillar. I thought it was doomed since it is so late in the summer. But I read online that as long as they have time to form a crysalis they can survive the winter and emerge in the spring.
I also spotted this green grasshopper in the grass.
Grasshoppers are hard to spot while they are still green. I have to admit I don't like grasshoppers 1) they are voracious eaters of all things green and 2) they are harbingers of the end of summer 🙁
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I love sunflowers in late summer. Good shots of the Swallowtail caterpillar. They do often overwinter and emerge in spring. I find chrysalis in my gardens and keep them in the garage over the winter. So far I have had 4 of them emerge when the weather warms in spring.
Thanks, Thats very cool bringing them in for the winter! I will have to keep my eyes out for them as the garden winds down.
Kudos on completing your daily Ecency leaderboard quest, @steven-patrick! That beautiful volunteer sunflower is a wonderful, sunny surprise to find in your garden.
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Thanks Mr Bot it was a wonderful surprise indeed 👍
You're very welcome, @steven-patrick! 😊
We seem to have an excess of HUGE grasshoppers this year. I always have some, but not the giants I'm seeing lately.
Yes I agree. Must be good eatin' for them 🙄