Part of the fun of encouraging biodiversity is seeing all the little critters this time of year. I try to have something blooming from March through November, if possible, and that gives opportunities for many species to survive.
The sedum is even busier this weekend. This praying mantis has been sitting on the sedum all weekend. It did not actually snatch anything while I was watching. The painted lady butterfly was on the sedum all weekend, too.
Side view of painted lady butterfly on sedum.
Also on the sedum were this little skipper butterfly and many kinds of bees and flies. I can see why the praying mantis hangs out here. There was also a little yellow sulphur butterfly, I am not exactly sure which kind of sulphur it was. I can’t show pictures all the species that were on the sedum!
Praying mantis blends in on miscanthus “morning light” ornamental grass. This one has a…
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