Tag Archive | Lake Tsala Apopka
Voracious Caterpillars
My wonderful wife, Anne, ventures out one morning to check on the milkweed plants growing alongside our home. To her dismay the leaves on the milkweeds are nearly gone. Upon closer examination, Anne discovers the reason why. There are a dozen or so monarch caterpillars on the plants eating the leaves, the seed pod casings […]
Mating Monarchs
I caught these two butterflies in action. Once the eggs are fertilized, the female will seek members of the milkweed family to lay its eggs. It will not be long before the eggs hatch and we find caterpillars munching on the milkweeds in our garden.
Lizard Sex
These brown anoles were being amorous on the sidewalk to my front door. The female will lay eggs in the moist soil of our flowerbeds. The warmth of the Florida sunshine is enough to incubate the eggs until they hatch about a month later. The little baby lizards are on their own to find insects […]
Delightful Discovery!
My adorable wife Anne comes through the front door excitedly and announces that there are caterpillars on our milkweed plants, but they are not monarchs. She tells me they look similar but seem to be another species. I follow her to the corner of our house where a sickly milkweed plant is struggling to survive […]
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