Little hoppers
I mistook this critter for a cricket, at first. After following one for a few minutes, trying to get the macro lens focused on it before it hopped away, I realized there were a few of them. No, doz...
I mistook this critter for a cricket, at first. After following one for a few minutes, trying to get the macro lens focused on it before it hopped away, I realized there were a few of them. No, doz...
This balled-up mass of fern is apparently held together by some kind of fine silk. Sure enough, when I knocked gently, the builder showed up for a quick portrait before disappearing within again…
Back in the early spring, I noticed the flowers, and vowed to come back to find the delicious (albeit tiny) fruits before the birds got them all. NH Gardener sounded skeptical in wishing me luck. W...