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Like a Needle in a Haystack

Finding a tan-colored damselfly in a patch of fading English lavender is like finding a needle in the proverbial...

Damselfly on a leaf in the late afternoon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Damselfly on a leaf in the late afternoon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A cluster of red mites on a damselfly in the early morning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A cluster of red mites on a damselfly in the early morning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet

Butterflies flutter.  Bees don't. Indeed, some bees seem to possess Superman's extraordinary power of "faster than a...

A Gulf Fritillary sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia), unaware of what will soon occur. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Gulf Fritillary sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia), unaware of what will soon occur. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A speeding bullet, a male longhorned digger bee, targets the unsuspecting Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A speeding bullet, a male longhorned digger bee, targets the unsuspecting Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Startled by the digger bee, the Gulf Fritillary shoots straight up. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Startled by the digger bee, the Gulf Fritillary shoots straight up. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It's back to normal. The Gulf Fritillary finds another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It's back to normal. The Gulf Fritillary finds another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sleeping with the Enemy

Just call it sleeping with the enemy. But how can you sleep when you sense a predator in your midst? Last night, as usual,...

A praying mantis climbs down a lavender stem to get a closer look at the sleeping boy bees, longhorned digger bees, Melissodes agilis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis climbs down a lavender stem to get a closer look at the sleeping boy bees, longhorned digger bees, Melissodes agilis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis peers at what could be prey but they're sleeping. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis peers at what could be prey but they're sleeping. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis "assumes the position" on another lavender stem as it waits for live prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis peers at what could be prey but they're sleeping. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Whew! That was close. A sleepy male longhorned digger bee gets ready to fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Whew! That was close. A sleepy male longhorned digger bee gets ready to fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

MASTER GARDENER CLASS OF 2014!!!

      Congratulations to the newest members of the UCCE San Luis Obispo County Master Gardeners! We are...

Daily Life For Master Gardeners

And Who Will Care For the Indoor Plants? By Andrea Peck   I don't know about you, but somewhere between buying an...

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