Yesterday we spent all afternoon exploring the wonders of our backyard. After realizing we had a wasp nest right above our back porch swing, we had to get out the wasp spray. Not wanting their deaths to be in vain, I thought it'd be fun to show the boys the different stages of a wasps development as a larvae. We also realized that we still had a bird nest in one of our hanging plants, so I was able to show the boys the babies. Later in the day, they all flew out and we watched them as they "stretched their wings"! It was wonderful. We did lots of yardwork and we discovered the strangest bugs in one of our trees. It looked like a creature the boys have from their King Kong toys. Finally, Drew spotted the world's largest stink bug! We had a wonderful time.
The wasp nest that was right above the swing. I couldn't take the chance at getting stung, so we sprayed it.
I explained to the boys how the wasps begin as a tiny little speck and then grow to a full grown wasp, then I challenged them to line up the larvae in order of youngest to oldest. This was the final result.
Here is the mystery bug. The antennae are longer than the bug itself! It looks like a type of "clicker bug" but much bigger and clickers don't usually have antannea like this. Maybe it's a female? We're going to research the bug to see what it is.
Here's one of the baby birds in the hanging basket.
Here's the stink bug that Drew found. It's camouflaged with the tree!
The wasp nest that was right above the swing. I couldn't take the chance at getting stung, so we sprayed it.
I explained to the boys how the wasps begin as a tiny little speck and then grow to a full grown wasp, then I challenged them to line up the larvae in order of youngest to oldest. This was the final result.
Here is the mystery bug. The antennae are longer than the bug itself! It looks like a type of "clicker bug" but much bigger and clickers don't usually have antannea like this. Maybe it's a female? We're going to research the bug to see what it is.
Here's one of the baby birds in the hanging basket.
Here's the stink bug that Drew found. It's camouflaged with the tree!
2 comments:
hey bud! i don't think i've shared with you yet that we also have a blog. It's new...and so i'm still a rookie and not as funny as some. but i thought you'd want to take a look-see.
:)
thank you so much! i'm so glad you took some time for us and more so, so grateful for your prayers. It seems we long for connections with others...about her. Does that make sense? Thank you for caring so much about us. I miss yer faces!
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