05-MAY-2014
Wild ginger flowers (Asarum canadense)
Taken in the Backyard Garden of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. These inconspicuous flowers lie close to the ground under the wild ginger leaves.
05-MAY-2014
Virginia ctenucha moth caterpillar (Ctenucha virginica)
These caterpillars are quite amazing... they are one of the last ones you'll see in autumn, even crawling across snow and ice. And they are amongst the first to appear in spring, having overwintered in this stage. Together with the woolly bear caterpillar, you can almost guarantee you'll see one or the other of these caterpillars. The adult stage of this caterpillar is a quite beautiful moth, with blue and orange colouration.
