This picture was taken on December 25th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission Tx.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Jumping Spider
This picture was taken on December 27th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Park Mission Tx. To really enjoy the beauty of this guy you must double click on the image. They have eight eyes and can take down a bee which is remarkable since they are less than 1/2" in length.
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Texas Wasp Moth
These pictures were taken on December 25th (yup, Christmas day), 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission Tx. I've published pictures of this guy before, but to me, he's fascinating. It's natures way of trying to make him look and act like a paper wasp and nature sure has done a good job except that maybe his coloring is a little too flamboyant. Nature has done this to make predators think it's a wasp rather than a moth.
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Silver-banded Hairstreak Butterfly
These pictures were taken on December 23rd & 25th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission Tx.
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Ruddy Hairstreak Butterfly
This picture was taken on December 23rd, 2008 at Benstsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission, Tx. This guy is only about 3/4" long.
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Dusky-blue Groundstreak Butterfly
These pictures were taken on December 27th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort Mission Tx. These little guys are only about 3/4" across and most people don't even know they exist. There's a lot of nature, particularly small things that most people don't even realize exist. Maybe the real butterflyer's know something that us ordinary folks don't know or appreciate.
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Fly
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Bug
This picture was taken on december 27th, 2008 at the Bentsen Palm village RV Resort, Mission, Tx. The flower that he's on is called a Wooly Butterfly Bush. If you know the name of the bug, please let me know.
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Bug Cotton Stainer
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Monday, December 22, 2008
long Tailed Skipper & Brown Longtail Butterfly
These pictures were taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. The third butterfly is actually a Brown Longtail which I had classified incorrectly until Phil Kelly pointed out my error. Thanks Phil.
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Clouded Skipper Butterfly
This picture was taken on Decemer 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. I've called this guy a clouded Skipper but I could be wrong, so if I am, let me know.
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