Thursday, October 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5022 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Nice job trying to hide...busted! And squashed, sorry. Categories:Garden Pests Tags:grasshopper Read more
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5367 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A stealth moth Now I see where the military found the design for the stealth bomber...Minus the antlers of course... Categories:Garden Pests Tags:Brugmansiamoth Read more
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 10655 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Well this is a strange one.... I ran into a really strange spider having a snack tonight. The spider was not as strange as its small iridescent blue web embedded within its larger web. The blue web almost appeared to glow. I have never seen anything like that before. Perhaps the spider had a lunch of fireflies earlier hence the glowing web??? Categories:Garden Pests Tags:spider Read more
Friday, October 9, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8473 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Close encounter with some hairy knees.. Whoa, look what I almost ran into tonight...a nice big ole banana spider!This is the time of year when these guys appear everywhere. There's plenty of flying bugs around for them to eat so they get big fast. Now that I have a mental marker where this web is, I leave him alone because I know I will not run into it again. Categories:Garden Pests Tags:banana spiderweb Read more
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6856 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating You better look before you grasp! When gardening in Florida you know it is always best to look before you grab something....or you may regret it. This friendly, and beautiful wolf spider was just hanging out on the side of a tray of rooted cuttings. Wolf spiders are quite common around here and this one is just a baby. When full grown their leg span can equal the width of your hand!Wolf spiders are a beneficial spider because they love to eat roaches. Believe it or not you can actually hear them crunching away while ... Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Tags:wolf spider Read more
Friday, October 2, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7404 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Arachnophobia, not me! I'm usually good when it comes to dodging spiders at night, but not tonight. You learn quickly to always look forward, not down when you are walking around in the dark or you will run smack dab into a spider web. Tonight I did just that, but fortunately it was more a side-swipe and the spider remained in his web. No big deal, it was just a small one anyways... Categories:Garden Pests Tags:spider Read more
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6676 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Slugfest 2009 Sometimes it is better not to go out for a midnight walk because you may run across some things you would rather not see. Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Read more
Friday, August 21, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5459 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Hey fella, slow down! The monster moths were out pollinating my angel trumpets at dusk and caught me by surprise. Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Read more