Spring peepers!! (*runs in circles*)
It’s official–it’s spring. They are out 1 week later than last year, but we also had a lot of snow this week.
Also: New Homeland Security Spring Color Threat system (from Wired). Our current threat level is Cantaloupe.
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Sadly, you don’t hear them in the DC area anymore. At least not where I am — between two creeks, you’d think they’d be roaring this time of year.
Peepers, that is. Homeland Security yatta yatta, we hear a-plenty round here.
It’s because of Global Warming.
[ducks from the objects he knows are about to be thrown at him...]
I love people who don’t understand the effects of climate change.
I haven’t heard the peepers yet, but that’s exciting! That means the salamanders will be on the move soon, too, just as soon as we get a good rain. Hooray!
Just saw this article and thought of you immediately!
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/worldd-largest-moth.html
It’s supposed to be the worlds largest moth. It’s huge, and quite pretty!
Another interesting characteristic of the Atlas moth is that it doesn’t have fully developed mouth-parts, so it can’t feed…ever. It survives on the larval fat reserves, throughout their entire 1-2 weeks adult lives.
Hmph. None here yet.
I heard peepers 2 weeks ago in the Virginia Appalachians.
Had a bear take down my bird feeders yesterday - it was in the mid 60s. Snow this morning though.
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