This was a very shy little spider. She was about one inch long, and the more I poked it, the more it shrank and tried to cover itself. Too bad, such beautiful colors!
Which brings me to wondering… what kind of spider is this? In that area of our backyard, I am used to seeing a [...]
Nature does seem a little frivolous every now and then. Sometimes it chooses to paint pink spots on a longhorn’s back.
It is beautiful, but probably not frivolous. She always does it for a reason.
Thanks again to Enmos for identifying it down to the species. You rock.
I hate to post another insect that I don’t know much about, but I was looking through my pictures and couldn’t resist it.
I do know that this little bastard was chewing on my tomato plants!
I promise I’ll study in the future and find out more about this guy. I’ll keep this pic here as a [...]
“What, that’s a real spider? Are you sure it’s not made of plastic?”
Yes, I’m sure. I’ve seen it move. In fact, I poked at it myself (hehe).
This is a pretty amazing spider. They are also known as flower crab spiders ( from the Thomisidae family). They are specialized as making themselves look really attractive to [...]
This cute little moth was resting in our bathroom in Sao Paulo.
It is not a very usual moth to find over there, and I never knew much about it until last night when I was cropping this picture and decided to look it up.
My mother calls it “mariposa bundinha de pincel”, little brush butt [...]
