A honeybee of some sort. This particularly made me smile because I had just watched a PBS documentary on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)-- essentially the unexplained disappearance of workers-- in American honeybees, which made me both sad and a bit concerned. It's sort of a big deal. Anyway, here are a couple links about it:
USDA Q&A on CCD
The Wiki article on it
A little brown skink who came skittering out when I was pulling up Bermuda grass. At first I thought it was an insect because it was so tiny. Then I thought it was a snake because I didn't see the tiny, insignificantly sized legs. For scale, I put down a clothespin--
It has to be the smallest lizard I've ever encountered. Cute little thing, yeah?
Now for something not cute. I have no idea what this is-- some sort of bagworm or caddisfly or something, but essentially it's an inchworm who has decided to burden itself with a cone of garbage. I found this one hanging out on a pea plant, probably planning its destruction.
I found this guy out today doing... something. I was hoping that he was eating bugs, but alas from the pictures you can see that he was just collecting root bits for some other insidious purpose.
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Oh! I just love taking photos of critters. I think what you have there is a Ground Skink. How nifty ;)
Yep, the CCD stuff is pretty scary. I'm hoping to plant more things the bees like around my yard. Love the little lizard!
Lots of great photos of the critters. We have blujays in our garden too.
That sure looks like a bagworm to me. Glad your hand is better.~~Dee
Cute photos of the critters. I don't have lizards in my zone, but when we visit relatives in Alabama my daughter(7) just loves catching them and wants to bring them home.
I live in Usa city in the south of Japan.Is a name called Hanako your true name? The totally same Skink
lives in my garden. If I take his photograph, I show you it.
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