http://www.planmygreen.com All Things Green Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:50:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.planmygreen.com/nature-photos/iowa-creature-photos/ http://www.planmygreen.com/nature-photos/iowa-creature-photos/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:06:42 +0000 admin http://www.planmygreen.com/?p=240 Here are a few recent photos taken in central Iowa near a pond.  The spider turned out pretty well considering it was already dark by the time the photo was taken which made it especially creepy to be so close to.  I would guess it was half-dollar size.  Though I had hoped to get a top shot, I wasn’t about to stick my face in between the web and a barn about a foot away.  I am sure it will be bigger in a few months once it snags one of the kittens running about.  This colorful moth nearly outshined the Monarchs that were nearby.  I don’t yet know the species, but the patterns on the wings are amazing.

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