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GreenWave

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30. Soldier beetle, parasitic flies and lizards.
Thu Sep 12, 2024, 10:59 AM
Sep 12

Soldier beetles really help the garden,

Parasitic flies get the impossible such as Japanese beetles and like the soldier beetles aid in pollination.

Lizards! Broken coffee mug? Makes a convenient ambush hideout for them or frogs which will munch away on garden pests,

My all time favorite animal is the jeweled wasp, devourers of those pesky flying cockroaches, available at a tropical location near you.




The single cat lady... n/ t getagrip_already Sep 12 #1
Rec'd True Dough Sep 12 #5
No comment debm55 Sep 12 #9
No comment debm55 Sep 12 #7
Any class of animal? Ocelot II Sep 12 #2
Thank you Ocelot II , I will add to my OP debm55 Sep 12 #4
crickets, tree frogs and rattlesnakes WheelWalker Sep 12 #3
Thank you WheelWalker. I don't know about the rattlesnakes , debm55 Sep 12 #11
Bear, bison, cougar Sequoia Sep 12 #6
Thank you Sequoia. Love the Bison. debm55 Sep 12 #13
I'll play! FirstLight Sep 12 #8
Great post. Thank you FirstLight. debm55 Sep 12 #15
I like mountain lions American alligator and squirrels Alpeduez21 Sep 12 #10
I've seen gators in person, and that's scary enough, lol. bluedigger Sep 12 #16
I worked with the South Florida Miccosukee Indian tribe years ago on a mercury exposure study... The kids were hlthe2b Sep 12 #25
Thank you Alpeduez21. I went to Penn State in the Nittany Mountains and have seen them while hiking. Thank you for your debm55 Sep 12 #18
Moose, cougar, bear. bluedigger Sep 12 #12
Thank you bluedigger. Your choices are great. I was shocked at the size of the Moose. debm55 Sep 12 #20
My three... True Dough Sep 12 #14
No Comment. debm55 Sep 12 #48
Hummingbirds, Orcas, Ravens RainCaster Sep 12 #17
Thank you Raincaster. My hummers are still here in WPA. I thought they would be gone by now. debm55 Sep 12 #21
Mountain Lions (Gorgeous! ), agree on Bison, the poor targeted, unappreciated, lowly Prairie Dog (the latter which hlthe2b Sep 12 #19
Thank you hlthe2b. I went to Penn State in the Nittany Mountains of central PA and have Mountain Lions. Beautiful debm55 Sep 12 #23
red tail hawk, fringe-toed lizard and desert tortoise AnnaLee Sep 12 #22
Thank you very much AnnaLee. They all sound like beautiful creatures. debm55 Sep 12 #24
An otter or closely related mustelid EYESORE 9001 Sep 12 #26
EYESORE 9001 Love to see otters plays. They are so cute. Did you know that before they sleep they tie themselves to sea debm55 Sep 12 #28
Mountain lion, American alligator, Gray wolf Aviation Pro Sep 12 #27
Thank you Aviation Pro we have a pack of gray wolves here in SW PA . Beautiful . Have seen Mountain Lions in the debm55 Sep 12 #29
Soldier beetle, parasitic flies and lizards. GreenWave Sep 12 #30
Thank you very much GreenWave. Very interesting post. debm55 Sep 12 #31
Love frogs, Florida panther and rabbits TommieMommy Sep 12 #32
Thank you TommieMommy. Great choices. debm55 Sep 12 #37
Bison, wolves , and otters Jilly_in_VA Sep 12 #33
I agree Jilly_in _VA. Your choices are great. Thank you. debm55 Sep 12 #35
Road runners and coyotes Cartoonist Sep 12 #34
Thank you Cartoonist. I really like your choices. debm55 Sep 12 #36
Moose, wolverine, polar bear zeusdogmom Sep 12 #38
Thank you zeusdogmom. Beautiful animals debm55 Sep 12 #39
Domestic or wild? Bayard Sep 12 #40
Thank you Bayard'. I was going to post either or both. You have a great list. debm55 Sep 12 #41
Coatis LudwigPastorius Sep 12 #42
Thank you so much, LudwigPastorius. They are so cute. Where are they found? debm55 Sep 12 #43
Mostly Mexico and Central America, but... LudwigPastorius Sep 12 #44
HAhhahhhah Thank you. I really think they are cute. debm55 Sep 12 #45
Oh my cuteness! Niagara Sep 12 #50
I'm afraid not. LudwigPastorius Sep 13 #59
Bookmarking so I can watch later! Niagara Sep 13 #61
Black bear, ring-tailed cat, pileated woodpecker. nt PufPuf23 Sep 12 #46
Thank you PufPuf. Great choices. debm55 Sep 12 #47
My favorite wild feline is the gorgeous leopard Niagara Sep 12 #49
That's okay. You live in northern NY. I live in SW PA and we have coyote and the gray wolf here. debm55 Sep 12 #54
Thank you, Debbie. We have foxes and coyotes here. Niagara Sep 13 #62
Hummingbirds and deer because I like to see them in my yard and the otter, because they're awesome. dem4decades Sep 12 #51
Thank you very much. dem4decades. they are beautiful and very relaxing to watch. debm55 Sep 12 #55
Badger, Magpie, Black Bear CanonRay Sep 12 #52
Thank you very much. CanonRaY exquisite animals. debm55 Sep 12 #56
Gray wolf, wild horses, and polar bears.🐺🐴🐻‍❄️ Polly Hennessey Sep 12 #53
Thank you very much. Polly Hennessey. Great native creatures. I would like you to tell me are the wild horses that are debm55 Sep 12 #57
Chickadees, Wild Turkey, and Squirrel! HeartsCanHope Sep 12 #58
Wolverines, of course! JoseBalow Sep 13 #60
oh you. no comment debm55 Sep 13 #64
I'll Go With Bison, Grizzly, And Bald Eagle ProfessorGAC Sep 13 #63
Thank you ProfessorGAC We have a Bison preserve near me, Lovely, And of couse the bald eagles near the rivers across debm55 Sep 13 #65
Bald eagle, wild turkey, chickadee sarge43 Sep 13 #66
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAh. We have a group of bald eagles that live along the Ohio across from Pittsburgh. One TY station even debm55 Sep 13 #67
I haven't seen any right around here, but ... sarge43 Sep 13 #68
Thank you sarge43. I didn't know that. Thanks for the information on the group of eagles. debm55 Sep 13 #69
Big Horned Sheep, Monarch Butterfly, Hummers electric_blue68 Sep 13 #70
Thank you electric_blue 68 I saw some big horned sheep when we traveled out west two years in a row I still have hummer debm55 Sep 13 #71
Well, ty, but you don't have to. It *is* cool you find them as you walk your dog. A funny story about them... electric_blue68 Sep 13 #72
Seperate story. While I was in South Dakota for a special event I took a Greyline Tour Bus - tour ... electric_blue68 Sep 13 #73
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