tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534164785246075286.post8888543667551459509..comments2020-08-31T13:48:38.699-04:00Comments on Animal Trackers of New England: Common milkweed and some visitorsJanet Pesaturohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03827302925591789818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534164785246075286.post-4518644309830520782011-07-11T19:15:07.136-04:002011-07-11T19:15:07.136-04:00The link didn't work for me, but I just google...The link didn't work for me, but I just googled tachinids and see that you are probably right. Oh, well, we humans kill and eat billions of beautiful creatures, too.Janet Pesaturohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03827302925591789818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534164785246075286.post-27481338353452624092011-07-11T18:44:54.589-04:002011-07-11T18:44:54.589-04:00Very interesting, Janet. I enjoyed the photo tour...Very interesting, Janet. I enjoyed the photo tour. Could the fly in the first picture be a tachinid, bane of the monarch butterfly? I hope not.<br /><br />http://www.oocities.org/brisbane_flies/TACHINIDAE.htmlSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333043460544092307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534164785246075286.post-70097804943824879572011-07-11T11:07:21.612-04:002011-07-11T11:07:21.612-04:00We had five milkweed plants growing near our pond ...We had five milkweed plants growing near our pond last summer, so when the pods burst I "helped out" by raking some of the seeds into the surrounding soil. We've got about 40 new milkweed plants in bloom at the moment, and the bees and milkweed beetles couldn't be happier. I've only seen one butterfly so far, but I hope to expand our milkweed patch again this autumn.Danhttp://stowoutdoors.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com