02-SEP-2010
Garden cross spider (Araneus diadematus), female
This large female was hiding under a leaf with her big web strung between two plants nearby. It was already draped with carefully wrapped little packets, hapless victims who had blundered into the web and been caught at lightning speed by this spider.
02-SEP-2010
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
These pretty native species are abundant in damp sites where they flower profusely. While they will grow in drier, shadier sites, they rarely flower in such places and often look quite sad by the end of the season! Hummingbirds enjoy the nectar of these plants as do a myriad of bees, flies, and other insects.
02-SEP-2010
Jewelweed seed (Impatiens capensis)
Jewelweeds are also called touch-me-not plants, because when the ripe seed is touched or inadvertently brushed, the capsule pops open and shoots the seed, shown here, some distance.
02-SEP-2010
Globe thistle seedhead
in the Backyard Garden. Seedheads can be as attractive as flowers.
02-SEP-2010
Curved-toothed geometer moth (Eutrapela clemetaria)
The first thing I saw this morning at FWG was this large moth clinging to the wall of the Interpretive Centre.
02-SEP-2010
Crabapples
These are Brandywine Crabapples, just below the garden in the Arboretum. They are a pretty reminder of harvest time and fall around the corner.