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On 28-Jun-20 08:51 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Thanks, Alan.
I don't think "the blob" had been partially eaten; I think it began to
decompose after I removed it and placed it in the sun to photograph it. It
appears to have a few suckers or mouths on one end of the underside, while
the upper surface is simply a gooey, globular mass. It looks a bit like a
slug, or a snail out of its shell.
The caterpillar could well be that of a sphinx moth; we have plenty of
the adults here in the summer, and I have no idea what their caterpillars
look like.
Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
That last thing? Yuk. Looks like something partially eaten (so there is
probably another lurker). Th caterpillar looks like that of a Hawk Moth.
The snake i don't know.
Take care.
Alan C
On 28-Jun-20 06:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Our pool has been remarkably clean and free from vermin this year, except
for one huge bullfrog that I removed a couple of weeks ago and relocated
to
the local river.
For some reason, we have had a string of ugly ane unwanted visitors in
the
pool the past couple of weeks. This may have been provoked by a long
very
hot and dry spell, followed by sudden rainfall. In any event, If anyone
would care to help me identify these alien invaders, it would be greatly
appreciated.
The first is a small, skinny snake, less that one foot long:
http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/6/28/snake
The second appears to be some sort of caterpillar, about and inch and a
half long:
http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/6/28/mystery
The third defies all description, but is less than an inch long:
http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/6/28/blob
All were taken with my K-5 IIs, with the smc FA 100 mm Macro F2.8, hand
held.
Identifications as well as comments and criticisms are invited.
Dan Matyola
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