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And I am not sure what you mean by the photos not matching what shows up. DO you mean the thumbnails at the bottom? They match for me. Strange. And I was thinking Friendship would be a great place to take the kite cam. The ruins and the bogs behind them would make for some interesting shots.

Isn't it though? He made this rig and attached a bunch of servos to it so we can operate it remotely. (this is not the camera we used today). One servo swings it around, one up and down, and one operates the shutter. There is a photo in that album that shows Joe right beneath the camera holding...

What a cutiepie! How cordial of him to pose for you like that. They are apparently quite common in NJ, almost as much so as the gray squirrel, but their arboreal nature makes them very hard to spot. I have seen them in the pines, deep in a cedar swamp, flying between canopies. My cat brought...

Excellent! I am in awe of your ability with that camera. We used our camera (that is a lot like yours, a Canon somethingorother) for the very opposite application today, my husband made a kite rig for it. It's not piney related so I'll just post the link if you are interested. This was at...

Oh for heaven's sake. Seriously? What sane person would arrest that guy?

Oops, I stand corrected. The entomologist I spoke to says he is not an aphid expert. My mistake. He's more into ants. Entomologists are weird. Anyway, I'll see if we can ID that one.

I'll see what I can do, Guy. It would have to follow the Linnaean taxonomic name format, so it would have to be Myzus persicae (subspecies) May I suggest perhaps Myzus persicae (swizzlestickeii) ? :)

Guy, I showed your pics to a colleague who just happens to be a foremost aphid expert, and he had this to say: If they are a new and undescribed aphid subspecies, what do you want to name them? :)

Yeah, I think malathion is like trying to swat a fly with a machine gun.

Diluted dish soap will do a number on them, too! That is what I spray my tomato plants with when they get aphids.

I love the first shot, they look like a little army.

A ID key that's available online doesn't identify them. There are so many species around. I have a big entomology key at work, I'll see if I can find it. It would be helpful to get a good shot of the wing of the mommy aphid, but that's kind of a tall order.

You obviously have a natural talent. I am married to a pilot but that doesn't mean I can fly a plane!

So you're taking these photos with a point and shoot? Have you had photography training? You have a phenomenal eye.

Whoa, AWESOME! That's a sundew, not sure which species. It's a carnivorous plant. I haven't seen one of those in person yet. I am jealous!

You can say that again.

DDT is extremely persistent, but I seriously doubt it has any bearing on the tick populations. It is VERY toxic to fish and birds, and if it was within their reach from environmental spraying, these populations would be a lot different. DDT persists in the fat of animals (including humans)...

God, seriously? Those photos are all incredibly good, I was wondering what you were using. You have a real talent.

Oh man, Ed. That's a scary story. You must have a very strong constitution to have survived all of those at once. Ticks are such bastards that they can be infected with multiple pathogens at once. Did you save the tick that bit you? Might not be a bad idea to send it off. That story is...

Hysterical. :rolleyes: