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In the same vein, the second time I quit riding was after this 2002 BMW F650GS. The low suspension version allowed my precision sized self to put both toes on the ground. This was the successor fully brought in house to the original BMW F650 "Funduro" assembled by Aprilia in Italy with the...

Generative AI is experimental. Info quality may vary. The Virginian tiger moth (Spilosoma virginica) is a medium-sized moth with pure white wings and a few black dots. It's also known as the "yellow woolly bear". Appearance Adults are 17–26 mm (0.66–1.02 in) long Wings are pure white with ...

Saturday night, my Tennessee Treeing Brindle, Ginger, got bitten for the second time by a Copperhead before I could dispatch it with my heavy hiking stick. Once I begin striking the snake, Ginger jumps in, takes it and shakes it. This one got her before I could put it down for the count. No picture ...

European Hornet

Great picture.

Generative AI is experimental. Info quality may vary. The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a small, arboreal tree frog that lives in the Holarctic Tree Frog family (Hyla). The Holarctic is a more formal name for tree frogs that live in areas north of the tropics, including North America and ...

Fantastic!
Sure am glad they are small.

Bumble bees and I think they are mating: "Bumble bees have a different wintering strategy than honey bees. Virgin bumble bees leave their nests in late summer and early autumn to mate. After they have mated, they crawl underground and enter diapause. They spend the entire winter in this quiet s...

Pickerel Frog

That last one came up 7 of 7 on Seek
as a Walnut Orb Weaver.

Giant Crane Fly This from Google Generative AI: Crane flies, also known as mosquito hawks, are larger than mosquitoes and have longer legs. They have bodies about 3/4 inch long and legs about 4 inches long. They can gather in large numbers, and their larvae are about 1 inch long. Crane flies are har...

See says Eastern Hognose Snake.

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
(The males have the ruby throat.)

Spotted Orbweaver

American Toad

Squash Bug

When changing my Byrd Robin 2 Wharncliffe from tip-up to tip-down the clip screws extended through the scales interfering with the tang of the blade and impairing the opening and closing. This did not cause a problem tip-up as there is plenty of extra space at the pointy end. Are replacement screws ...

Brush Footed Tiger Milkweed Butterfly Caterpillars

Monarch Butterfly

European Paper Wasp
Not to be confused with a Yellow Jacket
which lacks the orange tipped antennae.

An antihistamine like Benadryl
can relieve that icky sick feeling
and calm the sting.

Also, aloe vera applied directly to the sting
can relieve the heat, pain and discomfort.

Carolina Stagmomantis Mantid
After you have sex one time
she has the decency to bite your head off immediately
instead of making you pay for it for decades.

An unidentified species of Tylobolus Spirobolid Millipede.

That's getting them started in the right direction!