Summer is a great time for yard work, enjoying nature, and spending time outside. In Greensboro, there are many opportunities to play outdoors.*  The more time you spend outside the more likely you are to uncover interesting things in nature. Today, when moving the base of a birdbath, we happened first upon a nest of ant eggs and then the above caterpillar. The caterpillar was very static and lethargic. Perhaps it was getting ready to change into a moth. Do you have any idea what it is? If our internet search proves true, it is a “Schizura leptinoides”  and it will morph in to an equally unattractive moth! Such is the potential for summer adventures. You start the day never anticipating you will uncover a caterpillar that you have never seen before. Before we went back inside, we saw a tiny praying mantis. Hopefully the praying mantis will stick around long enough for us to get a good photo.

Even if you aren’t going on vacation this summer, with these extended hours of daylight, you can have a fabulous stay-cation right here in Greensboro. Let us know if you uncover something interesting. The caterpillar looks like something that would appear in a Pixar animated film.

Happy Thursday!

*Learn more about opportunities for summer fun, (here) at the City of Greensboro’s website.