tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post8995597232705252665..comments2023-12-17T07:45:11.188-08:00Comments on Trails (and Trials): d.i.y.: fly veilirish horsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-16268002257789844122017-07-23T06:36:42.304-07:002017-07-23T06:36:42.304-07:00I made one of these out of desperation years ago w...I made one of these out of desperation years ago when I was packing for the FS in the Sierras. I used the pea cord I'd brought along for hanging my clothes!The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-6616823840157414752017-07-05T03:31:40.311-07:002017-07-05T03:31:40.311-07:00I had to inquire at a bug identification website t...I had to inquire at a bug identification website to find out what kind of bug they are (and funnily there was a section on the site called, "Not actually bugs, but plants.")<br /><br />They are called bag worm moths, and as caterpillars, they disguise their bodies by their food sources, somehow attaching plants to their bodies. So depending on where they live in the world, they look totally different. There are some weird ones on YouTube. Ours look just like a bundle of sticks. They attach themselves to my windows and walls to pupate/bear young/breed. I watched as a beautiful transparent black butterfly came out of one, and I saw the female "cocoon" erupt into hundreds of tiny moving things (at this point I still thought it was a plant so I had no idea what I was witnessing). They had silk strands that they used to leave their now-eaten mother. The females never become moths. It took me forever to get an answer about what they are, the mystery was killing me: ) They are a pest if they get into your evergreens, I learned, but they don't seem to be damaging things here. lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-74027944068697684442017-07-04T08:31:03.673-07:002017-07-04T08:31:03.673-07:00Thanks. And simple. I like short-term projects. Thanks. And simple. I like short-term projects. irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-11145931221084092212017-07-04T08:30:25.342-07:002017-07-04T08:30:25.342-07:00I can picture it customized to your lime green!!I can picture it customized to your lime green!!irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-60556600080904548202017-07-04T08:24:52.334-07:002017-07-04T08:24:52.334-07:00Mostly face flies. We luckily don't have many ...Mostly face flies. We luckily don't have many horseflies! I have a steady horse though, and have hit horse flies with my reins, Major knows I'm helping!<br /><br />I love insects. As a kid I would catch different types and try to raise them. My father taught me a lot about them, and so very few are dangerous (to humans!). I guess I just learned everything has an important place, even the scary things. I haven't heard of your insect, I'll look them up. Maybe if you got a natural world book about insects, that would help?irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-44368190467033070962017-07-04T02:26:32.458-07:002017-07-04T02:26:32.458-07:00What kind of insects are you preventing with your ...What kind of insects are you preventing with your veil? I think it might work on face flies but unfortunately not on horseflies, who attach themselves to the sides of the horses' faces by digging in with their knife-like mouthparts. Sort of like ticks. <br /><br />I've heard that one way to overcome fear of insects is to take up photography and do macros. I'm too scared of bugs to even try.<br /><br />Have you heard of bag worms? We have them on the sides of our house. I honestly could not tell if they were plants or animals until I saw the reproductive cycle and it blew my mind. I saw both the male emerge as a butterfly, and the babies emerge. They attach to my house windows so I can observe from a safe place *lol*lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-61839085491786971892017-06-30T08:35:16.981-07:002017-06-30T08:35:16.981-07:00Ooh, this is a great idea! Thanks for sharing :)Ooh, this is a great idea! Thanks for sharing :)Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-38990023532998027362017-06-29T18:28:59.174-07:002017-06-29T18:28:59.174-07:00You're a wizard! I love this.You're a wizard! I love this.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695120516623358773.post-7613152165547346892017-06-29T15:57:24.034-07:002017-06-29T15:57:24.034-07:00Orange and black, perfect colors for the two of yo...Orange and black, perfect colors for the two of you! And your little visitor was awesome. What a good idea you had. UAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866298617197111209noreply@blogger.com