The top picture is of a grasshopper (of course!). I know, we all have seen them, I think, and know what they look like, but did you ever notice their bellies? If you look closely, you can see what looks like a person's face with sunglasses on between the second pair of legs.
The next picture is of a Parasa Chloris. We found this rather ugly caterpillar/slug on our flowering cherry tree one day while looking for a Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar (which, by the way, we never found. I hope we can watch one next year, though. I'm sure it would be fascinating). I will post some more pictures as we watch the Parasa Chloris, the ugly thing :-P :-)
The caterpillar in the picture above is a yellow-necked caterpillar that I found on our front porch. A very interesting looking feller, huh? They aren't very exciting looking as a moth either. They are dark brown and tan when that are a moth. To see a picture of a moth click here. Very pesty though, and the yellow-necked caterpillars cause a lot of damage to trees, eating the leaves. The other picture is of a toad we found in the herb patch beside our house.
And this very interesting creature is... well, I have no idea whatsoever. Very interesting looking, do you not think so? Mom thinks his head looks like that of a crocodile. Notice the intricate designs on his back. His leg's colour is greenish-yellow, or lime green. His hind legs are like that of a cricket. He is about one and a half inches long from nose to tail. If anyone has any idea what this creature is, please leave a comment on this post!
