Sanford sunset

froggy buffet

Mom and I have been going to my grandfather's most nights recently to check on him and visit a bit. He expects us now and has been turning on his porch light for us. Lately, a couple of little tree frogs started showing up on the glass door every night to get an easy meal from all the little bugs the light attracts.





Neat.


One even posed for me. :D





Also noticed several critters in the little hedge by my back door yesterday. I have about the cheapest macro setup possible, a Lubot lens-in-a-cap combined with a 10x Lubot Loupe. Considering the whole thing cost only about $35 and works with my D70s, I'd say it was a major score!


This neat little moth, about the size of a black-eyed pea, sat perfectly still for me while I worked out my lighting (my Lite In Motion mountain bike headlight), as macro shots require a lot of light!





There were also a bunch of little cottony aphids on the same plant as the moth. They are about the size of a BB, maybe a tiny bit larger. To the naked eye they just look like little fuzzy gray insects. But put that loupe on them and...





CREEPY!
:D