http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/gallery/000069ek.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/gallery/000069ek Candid photos of insects doing what insects do best--hanging out. http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001hh9w.xml Wee bugger was just outside the front door around 4 AM, June 23. The arrival of Summer has now officially been announced. http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/00008eq1.xml 819966c0abb296bc04bf8042a1a3382a image/jpeg 362 337 52996 http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/00008eq1 Don't even ask me to describe the contortions I had to go through to get this shot--my camera has no zoom feature... http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/00009y0y.xml 2715d246195e0c17dfc4959cadab0909 image/jpeg 255 261 49900 http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/00009y0y Looking at the previous picture, I suddenly got a warped idea in my head for a movie poster, in the style of schlock-horror films from the late '70s and early 80s. http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0000ahef.xml 9111ea5fc5b4ae97a80482fdeefce9ae image/jpeg 236 254 94127 http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0000ahef This sphinx moth was hanging out on the wall just outside the front door one evening. The left wing appeared to have taken some damage, which is why there's that odd red blotch there. I spent a couple of hours on the 'Net trying to figure out the exact _type_ of sphinx moth this critter is, and as near as I can tell, it's probably a young Walnut Sphinx. http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001hh9w.xml 3cb11390bc3265c2cccbe754fa0e561f image/jpeg 443 294 60590 http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001hh9w Same moth, just from a different angle. http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001kct3.xml c2d478559bce83fa088b208273e27354 image/jpeg 368 260 32877 http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001kct3 This is how it looked from the door. http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001pre1.xml ff19236d0b7caf86f6b601904d45e418 image/jpeg 400 315 40513 http://pics.livejournal.com/gnosticelf/pic/0001pre1