City Nature Challenge

This weekend we participated in the city nature challenge! It is a citizen science project to go out and document as much wildlife as possible and cities compete to see who can get the most observations. We went to a few parks and this is what we contributed! 

A beetle in a daffodil.

A bee of some kind probably. 

 

A beetle.

A nomad bee.

The internet says this is a tachnid fly.

A two-spotted bee.

And this was my favorite picture of the weekend!

Lucky Day!

Today is a lucky day! The sun was shining and it was 80 out! We even saw a lady bug.

Mom made me a cool shirt that says “don’t bug me”.

I wore it to the park and we saw birds, fish, and spiders

Spring Beetle!

Spring is here! Or at least this beetle thought so.

We also have a nest sent in by Jace and his mommy! That is a lot bigger than th one we found!

Nest

Today mommy and I found a nest outside!

A little baby ladybug came out.

Mantis Week Glamour Shots

 The Ghost Mantis is supposed to look like a dead leaf. They like to sway back and forth. It looks cool, but makes the bugs hard to photograph.

Their antenna vibrate really quickly, so if you look at the picture above you can see a blur where they are moving.

Mantis Week - Who's Who

 Mommy says she thinks this is the girl mantis. She is more aggressive and her crown is thicker.

 

The boy is less aggressive and his crown is more crooked. There are supposed to be 6 segments on the female's body and 8 on the male's, but it is pretty hard to see. 

Mantis Week

Mantis week continues! 

Mom said if you look closely, you can see her mandibles!