Milkweed Patch Invaders

17 years ago

I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted these little green invaders yesterday in the Milkweed Patch. NOW I know why the birds have been hanging out in the Milkweed! I told DH, "It is so odd...the birds are so interested in the Milkweed garden lately. I don't get it at all! I wonder what they're eating in there. I know they're not eating the !@#$ Milkweed Bugs or Aphids." A-ha!

Here's the coffee klatch gang (I focused more on the ringleader)

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and two on top of a stalk of dead MW (you can see the rest...they were all lined up along the entire stick!)

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They appear, to my eyes, to be Green Bird Grasshopper nymphs or else some other Green Grasshopper nymph. Little buggers...very hairy little guys, too.

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Comments (5)

MissSherry
17 years ago
Wow, Sherry - those look like a feast for the birds alright!
Great pictures!
Sherry
weed30 St. Louis
17 years ago
Great photos!
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tdogmom
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks. I didn't think they came out very good myself but it was so darned hard to get DOWN there to snap anything worthwhile with my macro and it was so incredibly H-O-T and humid yesterday. I told my husband I must've lost 5 pounds just in the time I spent looking at the buggers and then running in to get the camera and attempting to get even one decent shot. He was taking a nap, trying to stay cool. I finally got him to come out and look at the little guys and he was amazed too, at the number of 'em. Today I am trying to catch 'em to feed to my Leopard Gecko and Bearded Dragon. :) (yesterday I smooshed 'em)
tracey_nj6
17 years ago
LOL; they're cute! The pain and suffering we go thru just to get those great shots, eh?
fighting8r
17 years ago
I feel your pain. I sat in the hundred degree sun and humidity this afternoon watching some gst eggs hatch for pictures. (My camera only takes good bfly pics in direct sunlight.) Your pics are great though! LOL