Thanks guys. The little fart stood out like a lit bulb in dark room. I got the impression it may be poisonous to eat because not even the ants were bothering it. I spent about ten minutes taking shots of it but I only took about six or seven photos, I was trying to make sure I was still enough. These shots at normal size are a little fuzzy but are the best of the group.
I found another interesting critter this morning at work after the sun came up. It is deceased but it still has some good color. It is a Cicada or 17 year locust.
especially as I was wearing open sandals and not really watching where I was stepping. Was going to send him to scorpion heaven but they are insect eaters so I left him alone. Probably nail me in the toe tomorrow
Little guy that has taken up residence in the front flowerbed. No idea what they're called ("lizard"?), I call him Bob. Guys, meet Bob. Bob, the Guys.
Sorry 'bout the blurry images, I was hand-holding in the shade, 1/50, after spending the afternoon up in the attic. Yeah...104 outside, and I was crawling around up in the attic, laying more wood down and moving storage boxes that had previously been clustered over the garage...with no vertical support underneath. After two cable techs (both over 250 lbs, one probably approaching 300) within 2 months crawled around up there, the sheetrock in the garage is starting to pop loose. I figger'd it's the time to move stuff to a location with more support, before I come out one morning to find it all spread over my wife's Forerunner. But even with a fan, its frikkin HOT upstairs.