Here are a few of the fun nature treasures we found this year. Yes, that is a praying mantis in the middle, and I painted him because I had never seen one so tiny. He was gracefully crawling across my shirttail, and to put it in perspective, from the tip of his antenna to the back of his feet this little guy was a little smaller than my index fingernail (which is cut short). After observing him for a while, we put him in the tall grasses off the deck, but I sure hope the anole didn’t have him for a snack!
Topsail Treasures
Anyhow, starting on the top left are some pieces of beach glass we found. Going clockwise is a cockle shell and a coquina shell. The bottom row is a small selection of the shark teeth we found throughout the week. Thanks for joining me today for this #NatureDoodlewash.
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