Who's Afraid of Carolina Wolf Spider?

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 349 is Wildlife. This is also my contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#328).

The last time I used this title, the yolk was on me. Turns out my wolf spider was actually a fishing spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus. If this were another fishing spider, I might have tried a picture-in-hand, as this guy did. But I'm pretty sure it's a Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis), and they are not known for being friendly.


It has come to my attention that some readers are not as fond of spiders as meself, so how about a butterfly? I'm used to seeing the Great Spangled Fritillary on the mountain, but this one was noticeably smaller. Perhaps an Aphrodite Fritillary? Or an Atlantis? Or maybe it's a male Great Spangled.


Finally, here's Rory! Definitely not interested in any people food.

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Lake and Mountain

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 346 is Where You Work. I'm going with "Where You Take Pictures."

The Lake:

The Mountain:

Here's my butterfly weed experiment. Will there be enough sun in front of the house? Will some critter just eat it? Did I dig deep enough to get enough taproot?

Here's some butterfly weed in action:

I'm also linking to Michelle's Nature Notes (#325). Mouse over pics for captions, and click them for larger versions.
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A Few Of My Favorite Pics

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 300 is Your Favorite Photos.

Here's a Great Spangled Fritillary on Bull Thistle flower from July, 2012:

A Red-spotted Purple from August 2013:

White-breasted Nuthatch from December, 2012:

Theda breaking the ice from January, 2012:

Lola, Sophie, and Rory put on their Oliver Twist act from October, 2013:

Lola and Rory put on their Irish Wolfhound act from May, 2013:

Northern Fence Lizard from April, 2011:
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Saturday Butterflies 7.14.2012

Here's a site where you can compare butterfly species side by side. It was helpful in determining whether the big yellow butterfly was an Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail or an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.













UPDATE: Bonus Sunday Great Spangled Fritillary on Bull Thistle flower pictures.







(Cross-posted at Whiskey Fire. Mouse over pics for captions, and click them for larger versions.)
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