tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post188689809435625514..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: An amazing transformationJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-78867051851869884152010-08-11T21:16:48.890-04:002010-08-11T21:16:48.890-04:00Great photos. Glad I'm not the only one who do...Great photos. Glad I'm not the only one who does this. <br />I'd visit the outhouse at our local state park and find interesting moths on the inside wall. I'd go back to the car and get my camera - hoping that no one saw me and called the local constabulary. I wondered how I would explain that my intentions were innocent.JSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304860411928147546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-25143735763902992362010-07-30T08:45:35.627-04:002010-07-30T08:45:35.627-04:00Jim! Thanks so much for the ID. Rich Bradley of ...Jim! Thanks so much for the ID. Rich Bradley of OSU backed that ID up on BugGuide.<br /><br />What neat spiders. I can't find her this morning, but in the search under the picnic table bench found some fascinating neospintharus egg sacs like the one I found at Cape Cod this year.<br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/429077<br /><br />Really enjoy your blog. It's the best.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-77923317782908916732010-07-29T21:56:06.450-04:002010-07-29T21:56:06.450-04:00Very cool find, and nice photos, Cathy - thank you...Very cool find, and nice photos, Cathy - thank you for sharing them with us! If you guys haven't checked these out, follow her link in her comment.<br /><br />Looks like Mastophora hutchinsoni to me. These Bolas Spiders are EXTREMELY cool. They look just like bird droppings, but employ an incredibly devious ploy to snare prey. They emit a fragrance just like a moth pheromone. When the moth flies near to check it out, the spider swings a line tipped with a sticky drop, and snares the moth and reels it in.<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-79701463856558184612010-07-29T14:23:40.698-04:002010-07-29T14:23:40.698-04:00Love your bugs. And I'll bet you'll enjoy...Love your bugs. And I'll bet you'll enjoy what I found this morning in the Mohican State park area:<br /><br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/434194<br /><br />A bolus spider that has yet to identified by species.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-49315537920197127762010-07-29T03:52:39.743-04:002010-07-29T03:52:39.743-04:00Awesome series of the cicada emerging. I was menti...Awesome series of the cicada emerging. I was mentioning sphinx moths and lunas the other day and how I haven't seen any for a long time.Used to always come across osme on the buildings under the outdoor lights of my folks place.Russell Reynoldsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-88158368068902025852010-07-28T18:36:39.551-04:002010-07-28T18:36:39.551-04:00Thank you. Thank you very much for the compliments...Thank you. Thank you very much for the compliments. Wil, I know you've spent some time loitering around that outhouse!<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-58034264080313368532010-07-28T18:09:20.877-04:002010-07-28T18:09:20.877-04:00Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!Tom Arbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919759721690261620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-1581902171620785712010-07-28T12:36:36.013-04:002010-07-28T12:36:36.013-04:00Yeah, how DO you manage to stumble upon these mira...Yeah, how DO you manage to stumble upon these miracles?Jason Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078079559796728394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-86497842366803316852010-07-28T08:50:11.396-04:002010-07-28T08:50:11.396-04:00Great find, Jim.
And nice job capturing the unfold...Great find, Jim.<br />And nice job capturing the unfolding of events...Ninahttp://natureremains.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-50719999269890217732010-07-28T08:15:36.968-04:002010-07-28T08:15:36.968-04:00Very cool indeed. Finding an emerging cicada is a ...Very cool indeed. Finding an emerging cicada is a real treat and your photo essay is terrific.<br />Ah, the out house, what a great place that is. Certainly a much check spot when in the area before first light. You certainly found some cool looking moths.<br />WilWilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943273150962683996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-44856695363150363442010-07-28T00:03:52.709-04:002010-07-28T00:03:52.709-04:00Very cool! You always have a knack for finding the...Very cool! You always have a knack for finding the coolest things.Janet Creamer Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555169273024599726noreply@blogger.com