As I am walking in to work I look up and see these caterpillars skeletonizing the leafs of this Chinkapin Oak. The leaf to the right has already been finished as is only veins.
It is so interesting to see these creatures work to pick the leafs clean. I wonder how long they stay together as a group? Also what advantage is there to them staying together?
Here in the old stump a flying squirrel left the shell of a black walnut. These squirrels eat 4 small holes in the walnut.
IMG_1948, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.
As I look down at the edge of the woods I see this skeleton of a leaf. It’s kinda neat.
Swans in fen Eating Duckweed, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.
Here’s a good example of herbivory(animals eating plants). Swans eating duckweed.
Here’s an ash leaf that is being eating by two types of animals.
One is eating chunks of leafs, and a leaf-miner is living inside the leaf and eating a trail on the inside.
Here’s a wild edible plant that some humans like to eat: Sweet Cicely.
It’s also called anise-root because if tastes like licorice.
Nov_Dec_2006 031Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.
It is a beautiful, sunny day and this black ant is enjoying some fallen fruit. This is from the tree in front of the camp director’s house.
Some ants near by are a little futher along on their meal.
A hungry ground hog broke this waffer ash branch that is on Massasauga trail. The leaves on the branch are all chewed off. I’ve seen quite a few groundhogs up in the trees this year. I actually never knew that they even climbed trees.
Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.
Winged Termite
Large Moth
Small insect on my sholder
Worm looking creatures inside a leaf
Some Spiders
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