(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Daily Bucket, Friday sequence - Bug of the Day [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-27 Here we are again, trying to pronounce a difficult Latin name. I didn’t want to sound like I’m some “bug hick” from Mississippi that never read a dictionary. So for clarity’s sake, the proper pronunciation is: “an.theer.ee.ah” meaning extra purty-like and “paa.luh.fee.mus” (just like the Cyclops that Odysseus blinded long ago.) The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns. We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the phenological patterns that are quietly unwinding around us. To have the Daily Bucket in your Activity Stream, visit Backyard Science’s profile page and click on Follow. Hay seed and I got together to go birding at Sardis Lake. We figured that since the lake level was low, we’d hike in to places we’d never been. We did find a “’first of season” species after a trek of a mile or more. Hay seed got some video of the “Bobbing” walk as this Snipe searched for food. Wilson’s Snipe — Gallinago delicata The excitement for me began when we were back to our trucks. I noticed something hanging low in a Black Willow limb. The boat landing off of Highway 7 where it crosses the Tallahatchie River. Here are a few photos of what I found, (taken after I got home). a cocoon hanging from the Willow twig. There are Black Willow and River Birch trees lining the parking lot of the boat landing off highway 7 where it crosses the Tallahatchie river (the source of Sardis Lake). The tree species (food sources) helped in identifying the mystery vessel. Size measurements and profile My inner geek suggested I dissect the cocoon to see what may have been inside and how it was constructed. Here are the findings. I cut the cocoon away from the twig. It was attached by woven silk. The hull of a pupa was enclosed and cradled by loose silk The cocoon with the pupa hull removed. the pupa hull I had more information, but no definitive answer until I explored cocoon size, shapes and colors on the following link. bugguide.net/… My conclusion (after research) led me to this following video. 8:20 minute film (but worth the time when you have some left over). That is my report for today and hope you have your own special things to share. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/27/2201066/-Daily-Bucket-Friday-sequence-Bug-of-the-Day?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/