Sometimes creepy crawly things just seem...
creepy crawly.
But sometimes creepy crawly things can really take your breath away,
especially if happen to stumble upon them
at the right moment.
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Here's an assortment of a few different beautiful things I've seen
in and around the gardens lately.
Each "discovery" has been from uncovering something.
Under a tarp.
Under a mat.
Under some greenhouse plastic.
You get the idea.
limax maximus, i.e. giant garden slug
next to a freshly laid cluster of eggs
Even my very best camera lens could not do these justice...
They were absolutely luminous and ethereal,
so beautiful I nearly cried.
I'm not sure what kind of pupa this is... maybe a moth of some sort...
but I love the weaving and the hair-like quality around the outside...
Today I stumbled upon this bright orange beauty,
while getting ready to plant our garlic crop.
The brightness of it startled me.
I think it's a marbled orb-weaver spider.
Look at those amazing silks...!
The ways they're pinned in so many layers and directions...
and the Rorschach-like pattern on the spider itself...!!!
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Take a gander through your garden this fall,
you might find some beautiful treasures hiding in those nooks and crannies!
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