Happy Friday! It’s also a clean-mask morning:
Oh, poor Rose!
Who made those teeth marks on you?
I’m looking at you, Stormy:
Betty is on mouse patrol:
And there’s some pretty goldenrod in front of the hay barn:
Let’s look closer—it’s full of bugs!
“Hello! I am a goldenrod soldier beetle. I’m also called a Pennsylvania leatherwing.”
“We are very beneficial! We spread pollen and eat aphids. However. . .”
“DON'T pick us up! We have glands that will make your hands (or paws) stink! 😿