We had 40 people at the house all weekend for a music thing so I've been ignoring Nature and post just a few random pics here...
It rained intermittently and heavily the past week. The river is up. A flood warning is in effect but the forecasted crest isn't threatening. Hooray. I'm not ready for another flood. The river has plenty of time to fall to normal before the ground freezes for the Winter.
There are millions of Aster flowers in the yard and it's easy to overlook their lovely detail.
I posted a Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar last time but it's interesting to see the differences in markings among individuals.One of our (human) visitors this past weekend was a city slicker who enjoys late night walks to view our rural sky. He was quite excited to find glowing bugs in the gravel driveway. Sure enough, they would glow in shades of blue and green and then go dark.
I went out at midnight to see them, with a flashlight and the camera (hence, the poor photos).
I went out at midnight to see them, with a flashlight and the camera (hence, the poor photos).
I had no idea what they were but a little research revealed them to be the larvae of fireflies. Way cool.And in the light of day,
Solomon Seal berries.
Happy Fall, All.
5 comments:
...ooohhh...love that Hickory Tussock, and the larval stage of the firefly is so cool. You must have had a wonderful weekend...40 friends and music...sounds great!
I've never given it a thought that the larvae of fireflies, would glow in the dark.
HI Jain...More flooding??
Aren't the wild asters lovely ...they are in great abundance here!!
My outside thermometer reads 90degrees in the sun at the moment ...it should be at least 25 degrees less for this time of year..it seem weird that it is fall!!
Wonderful and interesting story of the Fireflies !!
Stay dry ; }
Grace
With the seemingly unending dampness, drizzle, and humidity here in the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont, we've got a bumper crop of glowworms (i.e., firefly larvae) this year. When I got out to close the gate after dark, I can see many glowing in the soil among the dense vegetation along the driveway. I can almost always find them in perennially damp spots along our creek, but this is the first year I've noticed so many high in the "uplands," too.
Kelly, finding cool critters without even looking makes me wonder what I’m missing. The musical weekend was fun... but tiring!
Wanda, if you take a late night walk, I bet you’d see some, too!
Grace, flood stage is 9 feet and the river will crest at 10.5 feet, but we’re not in any trouble until it gets near 14 feet. 90 degrees is hot for September in the Northeast! The weather has been weird all year and all over, hasn’t it? Thanks for the dry wishes!
Scott, after I thought about it a bit, I guess I have seen these larvae in the past. The difference now is that I’m too old to stay up late enough to see them very often. Interesting that you’re seeing them on higher ground than before.
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