Little Creatures in the Garden

Hello, my beloved Nature Lovers!

What's up everyone?
I hope everyone is doing fantastic!

My kids and I are still staying in the province. And the weather is always raining. We are so close to nature that I can not help but notice little details. One fine morning, I decided to explore my mother-in-law's garden after a rainy night. The breeze in the morning welcomed me as I stepped out of the door. The scent of freshly poured ground is energizing.

My curiosity and exploration started after this. As I pay attention to tiny details that I frequently overlook on normal days.

The rain's moisture causes the flowers to bloom, and the tiny drops accentuate and reflect their beauty. But today we're not going to talk about the flowers and their beauty; we're going to talk about the creeps and flies in the branches.

I made sure not to disturb it while I took a few more pictures. The spider's stripes caught my attention, but I hesitated from zooming in since I was afraid to approach too close.

After realising that I had captured enough, I let the little spider be. It was busy and I didn't want to take too much of its time. Lol

I then continue searching the garden for further interesting things.

In the lemon leaves, there was a little grass hopper hiding that I almost missed. Without its glossy eyes, I'm sure I would have missed it. It blended well with the green-coloured leaves.

While I was busy taking shots of this hopper, I saw in my peripheral view a dragonfly flying close to the orchid plants. I followed it with my eyes, anticipating its landing spot. I simply waited for it to settle while remaining in my current position.

I took my time approaching it and tried not to make any noise. While taking this picture, I had to hold my breath. As stealthily and quickly as possible, taking pictures.

I adore how the sun's rays make the dragonfly wings glitter.

Just as I finished taking pictures, the dragonfly took off. Something then bit my legs! It hurts! When I looked, I saw some red ants sneaking in the bushes where I had been leaning to take the dragonfly's picture. The things we do to make a blog's content! 😂

I looked it up and discovered what this strange-looking white insect's name was. I don't often observe this in our garden, but in this instance, they are all over the hibiscus plant. They are known as "mealybugs".

From one strange looking insect to the other, this one I found in the lemon leaf. This is the first time I've seen anything like it!

It appears to be holding a crystal ball on its head at first glance. I'm not sure if that is the insect's egg or anything else.

If you're not paying attention, you won't see it because it appears to be so small at the bottom of the leaves.

Have you ever come across an insect like this? Do you know what it is?

There is too much to learn if we confine ourselves to exploration, I realized that as I wandered the garden and saw intriguing sights in nature.

These tiny organisms exist in their own small world.

Even shortly, I hope this blog may help you feel more connected to nature.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read!

See you next time!

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cindee08

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