Little Creatures in the Garden

Hello, my beloved Nature Lovers!

What's up everyone?
I hope everyone is doing fantastic!

My kids and I are still staying in the province. And the weather is always raining. We are so close to nature that I can not help but notice little details. One fine morning, I decided to explore my mother-in-law's garden after a rainy night. The breeze in the morning welcomed me as I stepped out of the door. The scent of freshly poured ground is energizing.

The previous rain had left a layer of rainwater on the leaves. I returned inside to get my phone so I could take a picture of the sight as the sun reflected the raindrops.

My curiosity and exploration started after this. As I pay attention to tiny details that I frequently overlook on normal days.

The rain's moisture causes the flowers to bloom, and the tiny drops accentuate and reflect their beauty. But today we're not going to talk about the flowers and their beauty; we're going to talk about the creeps and flies in the branches.

As I shifted my focus from one plant to the next, I saw this tiny mosquito slurping juice from the blooms. Although the blood-sucking mosquito is widespread, I seldom ever see the "vegan" variety. Lol

I next noticed this yellow and black striped spider furiously repairing its web after the intense rain. This small insect is expertly weaving its web.

I made sure not to disturb it while I took a few more pictures. The spider's stripes caught my attention, but I hesitated from zooming in since I was afraid to approach too close.

After realising that I had captured enough, I let the little spider be. It was busy and I didn't want to take too much of its time. Lol

I then continue searching the garden for further interesting things.

In the lemon leaves, there was a little grass hopper hiding that I almost missed. Without its glossy eyes, I'm sure I would have missed it. It blended well with the green-coloured leaves.

While I was busy taking shots of this hopper, I saw in my peripheral view a dragonfly flying close to the orchid plants. I followed it with my eyes, anticipating its landing spot. I simply waited for it to settle while remaining in my current position.

I took my time approaching it and tried not to make any noise. While taking this picture, I had to hold my breath. As stealthily and quickly as possible, taking pictures.

I adore how the sun's rays make the dragonfly wings glitter.

Just as I finished taking pictures, the dragonfly took off. Something then bit my legs! It hurts! When I looked, I saw some red ants sneaking in the bushes where I had been leaning to take the dragonfly's picture. The things we do to make a blog's content! 😂

The little rascals I was referring to! Its bite is quite painful! I understood that I was the one invading their space, but I swear I wanted to smash them to bits.

Here is what I saw as I got closer to the shrub branch with the ants that bit me: a strange-looking insect that I don't recognize.

I looked it up and discovered what this strange-looking white insect's name was. I don't often observe this in our garden, but in this instance, they are all over the hibiscus plant. They are known as "mealybugs".

From one strange looking insect to the other, this one I found in the lemon leaf. This is the first time I've seen anything like it!