Here are some critters I found in the countryside for this #wednesdaywalk by 
I took a long hike in the palisades state park next to the Mississippi river. Here the river kind of breaks up into a bunch of little rivers one the edges of the main river.
There are quite a few overlooks onto the river from the state park.
These high overlooks were all covered in lady bugs.
I'm not sure if they are naturally hatching on these overlooks or if the farmers released them via plane as a natural pesticide...
This poor spider had to blend in. It looks a bit alarmed and ran into this crevice after the lady bugs walked all over it.
I also found a strange alien artifact... What could it be...
Its just the pupa shell and leftover skin from a wooly bear caterpillar.
Swarms of ants were everywhere on the sides of the path.
Loads of mica caps were also hatching next to the path. Sadly I found no morel mushrooms the whole reason I even went out to the countryside.
Only a few birds decided cooperate with my zoom lens. This cardinal wasn't one of them, he flew off as I tried to get closer. I'll probably have to drive out here again this weekend to search for my beloved morel mushrooms. At least the critters were entertaining along the way.
Happy #wednesdaywalk :-)