tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post1188771181468395826..comments2024-02-27T02:34:17.909-05:00Comments on meesh's pottery: BUG encounters...Michèle Hastingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-58413175187704127402010-08-31T17:22:11.766-04:002010-08-31T17:22:11.766-04:00To go along with the cicadas, we have cicada wasps...To go along with the cicadas, we have cicada wasps. There are black and yellow and almost as big as cicadas. They look like a huge yellow jacket or hornet, but we don't take the time to figure out which is which. They kill the cicadas and drag them down into the ground. And they send us running and ducking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415457237513932093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-12010283358354337702010-08-30T14:13:34.370-04:002010-08-30T14:13:34.370-04:00My friend Linda posted this on my facebook page......My friend Linda posted this on my facebook page...<br /><br />Your photo is of a saddleback caterpillar. These can sting. <br />Here is what the Virginia Extension Service says about contact with this caterpillar It has poisonous spines on the four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. Contact with them causes a burning sensation and inflammation that can be as painful as a bee sting. The irritation can last for a day or two and may be accompanied by nausea during the first few hours. Usually the site of contact reddens and swells much like a bee sting. A person "stung" by a poisonous caterpillar should immediately wash the affected area to remove any insect hairs and poison that remain. An ice pack will help reduce swelling, and creams and lotions containing steroids will lessen the discomfort.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-67697970649953758992010-08-23T19:50:05.828-04:002010-08-23T19:50:05.828-04:00yep, cicada for the first.
2nd looks like it got ...yep, cicada for the first.<br /><br />2nd looks like it got dressed up for something!<br /><br />3rd is also called a "writing spider"T.Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-87547681477742310082010-08-23T15:35:37.235-04:002010-08-23T15:35:37.235-04:00no wonder the cicadas here are so much louder than...no wonder the cicadas here are so much louder than in NH!!!!! the garden spider was pretty big... not sure i want to run into any larger ones...Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-19593183013349410792010-08-23T13:12:18.225-04:002010-08-23T13:12:18.225-04:00the second one looks tastythe second one looks tastyBSOBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007644757298094746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-59157453630079092402010-08-23T11:22:01.571-04:002010-08-23T11:22:01.571-04:00The top one is a cicada. They make that loud buzzi...The top one is a cicada. They make that loud buzzing/grinding noise in the trees. We had them up in Indiana too.<br />The yellow garden spiders grow huge down here.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791283568073889587noreply@blogger.com