Dad said I had a milkweed when he mowed. He said he would stop mowing them in his yard, too.
Sounds like you have swallowtails. They are beautiful. Ours here like parsley.
Monarchs are bright orange and black.
We had a lot of dragonflies here this year, love them too.
"....the Limbo..." I hope she adapts to her new home too, Dawg.
On the other hand, I had to permanently remove 3 black widow spiders from various places in the garage today. Big ones, too.
When I was about four or five, there were a lot of dragonflies every summer on our property. So many, that they created a humming sound as they darted around. My sister told me that they would sew my mouth shut. I spent the whole summer walking around with my mouth wide open. As wide as I could get it. And if I saw one near me, I put my hands over my mouth and ran. I wouldn't take them down until I could get far away from them.
Black widows! Hope you had your tongs, Cheryl!
We have them here too, along with brown recluses. Thankfully I haven't encountered any yet.
I'm not concerned about tarantulas down south, they're pretty harmless.
That's funny, Addie! We have what we call darning needles, a small variety of dragonfly, with bright blue bodies.
When Pirate was 16, his girlfriend gave him a tarantula as a present for his birthday. Very soft fur.
Black widows! Hope you had your tongs, Cheryl!
We have them here too, along with brown recluses. Thankfully I haven't encountered any yet.
I'm not concerned about tarantulas down south, they're pretty harmless. A friend in Mexico has to regularily remove them from her house with her dedicated tongs. She discovered one on her pillow. After she woke up.