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This comic strip introduced the term "Inverting" which means invertebrate watching as birding is to bird watching.
Inverting is being outside, observing, experiencing
the multitude, the diversity, the daily going ons of LIFE.
No bones about it, I am an 'inverter!
Let's recognize our bond with all living species in nature.Nature Comic #110, Dec 30, 2023Bee-like imposter - All buzz, no sting.
Nature Comic #110, Dec 30, 2023
Bee-like imposter - All buzz, no sting.
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.” *
*Famous saying in the ring from Mohammed Ali.
Mallota bautias is a species of hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae). It is known for being particularly bee-like. It is found in eastern North America. - WikipediaBehavior It is often found in groups at the top of a hill or other elevated area. When it flies it produces a loud buzz. It does not bite or sting. - Minn. Seasons
Nature Comic #109, Dec 25, 2023Merry Christmas
Nature Comic #108, Dec 23, 2023"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first, they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." - Richard Adams, Watership Down
I'm doomed!
Unless, unlessit's a Slugfest,then I will danceand party with the best of them!
Let's change our culture from an adversarial relationship with nature to a collaborative one.
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.” *
*Famous saying in the ring from Mohammed Ali.
Mallota bautias is a species of hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae). It is known for being particularly bee-like. It is found in eastern North America. - Wikipedia
Behavior
It is often found in groups at the top of a hill or other elevated area. When it flies it produces a loud buzz. It does not bite or sting. - Minn. Seasons
"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first, they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." - Richard Adams, Watership Down
I'm doomed!
Unless, unless
it's a Slugfest,
then I will dance
and party
with the best of them!
Let's change our culture from an adversarial relationship with nature to a collaborative one.
Milky Slug Deroceras reticulatum
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58830829
Merry Christmas
to all life species
and to all a good night.
Nature Comic #107, Dec 16, 2023
Fly Lord of the Rings
Fly Lord of the Rings
The title refers to the story's main antagonist, Youman, who, in an earlier age, created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power given to Insects, Birds, and all other Animals, in his campaign to conquer all of Earth.
Frodo steps out on a limb his last chance to destroy the One Ring in the fire of Pending Doom.
Aiding Frodo are the Wizard Gromore Native Plants, the Men against pesticides, and herbicides, and the Elf who converts lawns into diverse natural habitats, who unite to rally the Free Peoples of "liveable earth for all", against Youman's armies and give Frodo a chance to destroy the One Ring in the fire of Pending Doom.
Calligrapher Flies Genus Toxomerus
Nature Comic #106, Dec 9, 2023Robber fly on the wall
Up against the wall and spread'em buster.
Keep your claws where I can see themand your pulvilli attached to the wall.
Each of the fly's six legs has a typical insect structure of coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, and tarsus, with the tarsus in most instances being subdivided into five tarsomeres. At the tip of the limb is a pair of claws, and between these are cushion-like structures known as pulvilli which provide adhesion.
Nature Comic #105, Dec 2, 2023Hey, watch where you are stepping you big clod.
The title refers to the story's main antagonist, Youman, who, in an earlier age, created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power given to Insects, Birds, and all other Animals, in his campaign to conquer all of Earth.
Frodo steps out on a limb
his last chance
to destroy the One Ring
in the fire of Pending Doom.
Aiding Frodo are the Wizard Gromore Native Plants, the Men against pesticides, and herbicides, and the Elf who converts lawns into diverse natural habitats, who unite to rally the Free Peoples of "liveable earth for all", against Youman's armies and give Frodo a chance to destroy the One Ring in the fire of Pending Doom.
Calligrapher Flies Genus Toxomerus
Robber fly on the wall
Keep your claws where I can see them
and your pulvilli attached to the wall.
Each of the fly's six legs has a typical insect structure of coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, and tarsus, with the tarsus in most instances being subdivided into five tarsomeres. At the tip of the limb is a pair of claws, and between these are cushion-like structures known as pulvilli which provide adhesion.
Hey, watch where you are stepping you big clod.
Eastern Yellowjacket Vespula maculifrons
The eastern yellow jacket or eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) is a wasp found in eastern North America. Although most of their nests are subterranean, they are often considered a pest due to their nesting in recreational areas and buildings. This yellow jacket is a social insect, living in colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals. Along with their subfamily, Vespinae, this species demonstrates supportive parental care for offspring, separation of reproductive and sterile castes, and overlapping generations. They aggressively defend their hives from threats and are known to inflict painful stings. - Wikipedia
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188951656
Nature Comic #104, Nov 25, 2023
Metric or Imperial that is the question.
American caterpillar slowly inching towards the metric system.
Owlet Moths and Allies Superfamily Noctuoidea (ID verification pending)
Nature Comic #103, Nov 23, 2023
Thanksgiving Supplement
What does a vegetarian and bird watcher do about feeling guilty over wanting Turkey
on Thanksgiving Day?
Nature Comic #102, Nov 18, 2023Life always looks sweeter behind the fence.
Its true - The flowers always taste sweeter on the other side of the fence.
The bee's common name comes from the two yellow spots on its abdomen. -WikipediaRead more at MTgov and VT Ctr for Ecostudies
Its true - The flowers always taste sweeter
on the other side of the fence.
The bee's common name comes from the two yellow spots on its abdomen. -Wikipedia
Read more at MTgov and VT Ctr for EcostudiesNature Comic #101, Nov 11, 2023
Facial Makeover
Body Powder Puffs that you can get your face into - big-time;for when a true bug wants to look her finest.
Facial Makeover
Body Powder Puffs that you can get your face into - big-time;
for when a true bug wants to look her finest.
The small milkweed bug is a widespread species. Identify it from other, similar-looking true bugs by its smallish size (only to about ½ inch long) and its special orange-and-black pattern: note the reddish-orange X on the back and a reddish-orange band running across the pronotum (the pronotum is the shield-like plate, like shoulders, between the head and wings). The reddish-orange pronotum band has two black spots on its front edge; on the hind edge are two half-circles of black, which, combined with the big black triangle-shaped mark in the middle of the back, looks like a black heart shape. Also, note the black head with a red spot on top.
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