Close up insects

[Always..Lookin]

I wonder if they can travel by hurricane .

I do not recall the time of year,but young spiders continue let out a strand of web till the wind catches it,off they go,they have been collected at over 20,000 Ft.

 

[Odanscoils]

I do not recall the time of year,but young spiders continue let out a strand of web till the wind catches it,off they go,they have been collected at over 20,000 Ft.

That's kinda what I was thinking of
They can really get around.

 

[Justme]

caught this this morning

 

[Always..Lookin]

That's kinda what I was thinking of
They can really get around.

Now I recall,back when I mowed every three days down the meadows(was a turf farm,112 acres of a big lawn)later one fall morning I went down to metal detect,spider web strands were covering the whole field,it was an amazing show.

 

[Odanscoils]

Now I recall,back when I mowed every three days down the meadows(was a turf farm,112 acres of a big lawn)later one fall morning I went down to metal detect,spider web strands were covering the whole field,it was an amazing show.

WoW.
Did they let you detect ? Or come at you in force ?

 

[Always..Lookin]

WoW.
Did they let you detect ? Or come at you in force ?

It had not been harvested yet,web strands were all over grassy areas,once harvested is when I detect,that area goes back to 1635,found some awesome stuff there the last 10 years.

 

[Odanscoils]

It had not been harvested yet,web strands were all over grassy areas,once harvested is when I detect,that area goes back to 1635,found some awesome stuff there the last 10 years.

Awesome. I'd love to hit an area that old.

 

[Always..Lookin]

Awesome. I'd love to hit an area that old.

First building in Agawam was there in 1635,been growing crops for centuries there.

 

[Odanscoils]

First building in Agawam was there in 1635,been growing crops for centuries there.

That's some interesting history.
I don't think they'd let me in Massachusetts.
Any civil war history thru there ?
I'd assume quite a bit.

 

[Always..Lookin]

That's some interesting history.
I don't think they'd let me in Massachusetts.

Any civil war history thru there ?

I have found 5 Civil War Tokens,there was a training camp for the 46th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the old high school athletic field,been hammered since the 60's,all I ever found was a .58 cal. rim fire hull.Found 2 46th Regiment buttons elsewhere in town.

 

[Odanscoils]

I have found 5 Civil War Tokens,there was a training camp for the 46th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the old high school athletic field,been hammered since the 60's,all I ever found was a .58 cal. rim fire hull.Found 2 46th Regiment buttons elsewhere in town.

It's kinda sad a great deal of hunting ground is covered in concrete,, asphalt and large buildings.
Have you tried following the civil war battle travels ?
What about old colonial roads ?
Sorry. Sometimes my mind out Pace's me.

 

[Odanscoils]

I have found 5 Civil War Tokens,there was a training camp for the 46th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the old high school athletic field,been hammered since the 60's,all I ever found was a .58 cal. rim fire hull.Found 2 46th Regiment buttons elsewhere in town.

Those are some nice finds.

 

[Always..Lookin]

It's kinda sad a great deal of hunting ground is covered in concrete,, asphalt and large buildings.
Have you tried following the civil war battle travels ?
What about old colonial roads ?
Sorry. Sometimes my mind out Pace's me.

Washington marched through Agawam main street to Boston.Detecting all around Agawam it amazes me how much is swampy and been bulldozed.

 

[thepest]

caught this this morning

bone faced hornet... very bad lil fellows...

 

[Always..Lookin]

bone faced hornet... very bad lil fellows...
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Boldface... bad juju! One stung me in back of my right hand raking leaves,my arm swelled up so much I thought it was going to pop.nasty experience.

 

[thepest]

Boldface... bad juju! One stung me in back of my right hand raking leaves,my arm swelled up so much I thought it was going to pop.nasty experience.

I'm Truly Sorry That Happened To You... These Fellows Are Close Cousins Of The Giant Japanese Murder Hornet...

 

[Always..Lookin]

I'm Truly Sorry That Happened To You... These Fellows Are Close Cousins Of The Giant Japanese Murder Hornet...

I thought I'd been shot.

 

[thepest]

I thought I'd been shot.

yes... Very painful stings... And if you're allergic... several stings can be fatal.... It's no joke.... They can Kill a toddler... Their nests will pop up almost over night... And the nests come in pairs... The noticeable one will be down low... Usually in a fruit tree(crab apple, mulberry or wild cherry)... The 2nd nest will be up high... this way if the low nest gets taken out... the straggler/survivors just move to the up high nest... And they then proceed to build a 3rd nest elsewhere... Clever and Dangerous...

 

[Always..Lookin]

yes... Very painful stings... And if you're allergic... several stings can be fatal.... It's no joke.... They can Kill a toddler... Their nests will pop up almost over night... And the nests come in pairs... The noticeable one will be down low... Usually in a fruit tree(crab apple, mulberry or wild cherry)... The 2nd nest will be up high... this way if the low nest gets taken out... the straggler/survivors just move to the up high nest... And they then proceed to build a 3rd nest elsewhere... Clever and Dangerous...

The nest was on a low hanging branch,hit it with the rake handle end,BANG.

 

[thepest]

The nest was on a low hanging branch,hit it with the rake handle end,BANG.

That's About right.... And you didn't know it was there... because 12 hours earlier.... It wasn't... They don't make a lot of racket... for the most part they're fairly quiet and stealthy... unless you just happen to be right next to the nest... you'd never hear em...