Insects

I love insects. I have pet insects. I stop conversations when I tell people about my Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. Ok, so maybe I’m not exactly normal.

So what do I do at the cottage for fun? Apart from all the usual cottage activities (swimming, eating, napping!), I am trying to find and photograph the fun, cool and colourful insects.

Here are couple of “firsts” for me: actually seeing a lunar moth and catching a firefly in a jar. The lunar moth was on the other side of our screen door and disappeared before I could get a great picture, but I was none the less ecstatic.

The firefly was flashing his green bum, but I never got a clear picture of it, so you’ll have to use your imagination with this fuzzy picture.

This wonderful moth also caught my eye with his white spots. Haven’t got his name just yet, but I left my identification book at home.

There's nothing like making new insect friends that make me want to search for more!