BUG HUNTING WITH THE LUDWIG GANG

Grandpa gave me a new bug catcher. So he, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Sarah went to the park with us as I looked for bugs.

May 27

MIDHILL PARK WITH KENJI

After Frog Pond Farm, Kenji and I went to the park and had a great time, as usual. I also took this freaking cool picture of Kenji using the panorama function on Mommy’s phone.

Feb 23

SLEDDING AT MIDHILL PARK

Feb 19

PLAYGROUND W/ KENJI & SAKURA

After Nana’s birthday party, we went to the playground across the street and had a ton of fun. Buckle up, because you’re about to see lots of play time!

Mar 19

CARDBOARD SPACESHIPS

We made spaceships out of cardboard and then drove them down the hill at Midhill Park!

Mar 18

BACKYARD BUG HUNTING

I went out to the backyard to do some bug hunting! We have lots of leaves and stones to uncover, so we knew it would be a promising place.

Almost immediately, I found a centipede!

Then look, it was a pill bug!

It rolled up in my hand when I picked it up.

Rolling over rocks is a good way to find some bugs.

Millipede! You might not want to pick them up if you don’t want to experience pain. They can release a toxin that irritates skin. I learned that the hard way.

Snail finding!

We uncovered paving stones that had tons of worms and snails.

And this green stink bug!

We’ve seen lots of brown ones, but this was our first green one.

Why was I so excited here?

Because I found newts! NEWTS! These were under a rock in the park across the street.

I mean, how cool are these?

I found out later that they release a toxin, as well. It’s not painful, but wash your hands after you hold them! And definitely don’t eat them.

Then I found the baby! Wow, what a super successful bug hunting expedition!

Mar 17

SEARCHING FOR CENTIPEDES

I’ve been looking for centipedes at school for weeks, with no luck. Finally, I went to Midhill Park with my friend, Aliah, who knows a lot about finding bugs. We found an old fallen tree and looked there.

First we found this really cool pattern that was made, mostly likely, by some kind of bark beetle.

Then we found this interesting bug, which we first thought might be a wasp. But we Googled it and discovered it’s a Banded Ash Borer.

Then, finally, finally! We found a centipede! I caught it in this jar and brought it home to look at more closely. I’ll return it to the park tomorrow!