There are lots of bugs that are not easily intimidated by the early winter-like weather. During yesterday's walk during a break in the rain, I found a small Goldenrod Crab Spider on Tansy after not having seen any of this species for over a month. Then, on another Tansy, I found two different species of bugs interacting. I'm not sure if they were fighting or just doing some inter-species socializing. I shook them both gently into my open hand and the shield-shaped plant bug played possum while the other started racing around my hand and eventually fell off. Today, after the snow stopped, I found both types as well as my friendly neighborhood Oak Treehoppers still hanging out on their favorite plants.
There are lots of bugs that are not easily intimidated by the early winter-like weather. During yesterday's walk during a break in the rain, I found a small Goldenrod Crab Spider on Tansy after not having seen any of this species for over a month. Then, on another Tansy, I found two different species of bugs interacting. I'm not sure if they were fighting or just doing some inter-species socializing. I shook them both gently into my open hand and the shield-shaped plant bug played possum while the other started racing around my hand and eventually fell off. Today, after the snow stopped, I found both types as well as my friendly neighborhood Oak Treehoppers still hanging out on their favorite plants.
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