First we found this gi-normous fly like thing. Dude had to run back to the house for a camera, he so wanted to save the photo and put it on FB. I left my shoe in for comparison (mens size 8.5). The other day while working on a nature project Dude used google images to discover what it was. A cicada, I am sure anyone with half a nature brain would know that, but I had only ever seen their shells.
You know that skin they leave sticking to trees? This marks the first time for me to see a whole (ish) one. It was obviously dead, but mostly in one piece. Later on we found one that was quite a bit less well preserved..
Barely a block later we found this butterfly that had to have been paralyzed or something. It just sat there, even when Baby Girl rushed over to see.
I was unable to get very close to the bugs because of holding Little One in the sling, but for all that you can at least tell what I am taking a photo of. I think.
We stopped to check out a few worms, ants and watch the birds in the sky. Then when we came to this tree the kids insisted we take a picture because Dude is certain it is a baobab tree (it isn't). So here is the picture,
....and here I go googling it .....Yeah not a baobab tree(adansonia). Hmm, so what is it? I tried this tree identifier and discovered I know nothing about trees, but it is definitely NOT a pecan tree. Then I followed this link to a 'test' (click to start animation) you chose one of their mystery samples and then follow the directions to identify it. I think we may have the same kind of tree as the sample I choose, making it a honeylocust. Though I won't put money on it. Regardless the kids now have a fun new game to play.
Right as we made it back home the kids found a small caterpillar on the driveway. No idea what kind. No surprise there.
Well there you have it. The not so wide range of nature here.
send a picture of the tree leaves, close up preferably
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