Creatures in the garden.

[mikep]

We have the worst sort of critter here in NJ… the “Trenton leech”. Nasty bunch. They’re so slick you can’t even get a photo of them.

 

[Belt Fed]

Hi,

Mrs. BassCliff has tomato plants in her raised beds in the back yard. We'll usually find a few tomato worms munching away. They're huge, as big as your finger, and can be quite destructive.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

You sure gots some purdy hands there agent.

 

[Model 457]

Better than having these around:
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That just made my sphincter slam shut! EEeeeeeewwwwwwww and YIKES! I'll gladly take on a dozen gangbangers in a dark Los Angeles alley before I'll f around with a spider! YUK!

 

[Model 457]

I had a black widow infestation about 10 years ago around our house. bad. have not seen one in probably 8 yrs now.

I'd have torched the place.

 

[powerboatr]

yeah, the second time, thru that first Biden search, i was able to get to that correct website.

funny how they just went to Biden first.

or biden falls

 

[Recusant]

Another backyard wildlife visitor:

 

[OldGrunt]

Another backyard wildlife visitor:
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I had the same type of visitor a couple of months ago...

 

[Recusant]

I had the same type of visitor a couple of months ago...View attachment 117675 View attachment 117676

Is it a mud turtle or a snapper? Last summer I stopped and moved a large snapping turtle out of a busy neighborhood road. It was not at all apprehensive of my efforts to say the least. I rarely find a box turtle around the house any more.

 

[OldGrunt]

Is it a mud turtle or a snapper? Last summer I stopped and moved a large snapping turtle out of a busy neighborhood road. It was not at all apprehensive of my efforts to say the least. I rarely find a box turtle around the house any more.

It's a turtle, but not a snapper. I forget what it is really called. Every once in a while I see them going across my yard.

 

[Recusant]

It's a turtle, but not a snapper. I forget what it is really called. Every once in a while I see them going across my yard.

The eastern box turtles,
while not officially classified as endangered, are in steady decline in Virginia. Habitat loss and vehicle mortality are the main cause as urban areas spread. However,
folks that illegally collect wild turtles for the domestic and international pet trade are also to blame and should be dealt with harshly.
While box turtles seem pretty rare locally; I still see one every now and then. This one got lucky because the neighbor kids are in school or this guy would be spending several days as their guest (in a box, no pun intended).

 

[Jester560]

Better than having these around:
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Burn it all!!!!!!!

 

[Jester560]

I get an occasional tarantula every now and then.View attachment 117542

I held a tarantula once. Felt like 8 cuetips going up my arm. I just about passed out. Nope, never again!!

 

[3L120]

Neither turtles not tortoises in Utah, at least around me! The Tarantula Hawk wasps get the caterpillars here, though. Doubt many make to the pupa stage. No tarantulas yet. The males are in hiding, eating crickets. When the time is right they come out in dozens looking for a good time with the ladies, but not yet!!!

 

[Jester560]

Hi,

Mrs. BassCliff has tomato plants in her raised beds in the back yard. We'll usually find a few tomato worms munching away. They're huge, as big as your finger, and can be quite destructive.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Need a manicure