Flammulated Friday

But it's a flaaaaming stick!

Yes, it has been hiding in plain sight for months.

I kept wondering if I had posted this pic before, but it looks to be the one I used as my profile pic for the last few months. It's nice to know who took the picture now.

That camouflage is impressive!

That's a good hoot!

I was reading one story before of a person out looking for owls and there were dozens of them along the side of the road, and they weren't able to see them, but they said the hooting was just going all up and down the road. That would have been something to hear!

I love seeing how his popularity has stuck around!

I was expecting the guy depositing and owl in the bank post to be a big hit, but Flammy here is beating it almost 2:1 right now.

It is rather disconcerting when you think about it how many eyes may be on you at any given time.

Spider Spotting

Spotting spiders at night is really quite easy. Go outside after dark. Turn on the flashlight and hold it at the side of your head, even with your eye. You want the beam to be shining at the spot where you are looking, and you want the source of the light to be as close to your eye as possible. Then look slowly around your yard, paying close attention to grass, flower beds, etc.

If you look carefully, you should see some bright pinpoints of light. Examine these carefully. Some of them will probably be drops of water clinging to the plants, but many of them will turn out to be the eyes of spiders. Depending on where you live, the weather, and how carefully you look, you may see a few spiders, or you may see hundreds of them. It is amazing how many spiders there are out there.

Videographic Evidence 🕷️

I wish there was a follow up with its eyes closed so it was even stealthier.