Night Night

Last night I was sitting on the couch next to an open window and I could hear rustling in the rock garden, so I got my flashlight to go outside and see what was there. Whatever it was had scurried off by the time I got there, but I found one of my favorite bugs on the screen door on my way out. Since it was after midnight it's today's Backyard Bug of the Day:

Green lacewing

 We did our woods walk just before ten p.m., at which time it was 79ºF. That's warm for daytime; it's horrible for nighttime. I didn't bring my camera, because we were not going to spend two hours walking in the woods, but if I had brought it I would have had many subjects to photograph: beetles, ants, moths, moths, and more moths, leaf hoppers, and lots of spiders. 

I only took pictures of a couple of things, because flashlight and phone are not the best tools for the job, but sometimes I could not resist.

Moth

Mushroom

Backyard Amphibian of the Day:

This frog was in the middle of the path, and it did not move when I took its picture, when I stepped over it, or when my husband stepped over it.

Arachnid Appreciation:

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Terrible picture, but I am posting it anyway, because I love finding these big spiders building big webs in the woods in the night.

I saw many species of spiders, and only photographed the bigger ones.

Backyard Reptile of the Day:

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Of course it's a snake, it's always a snake. I assume garter. It was fast and feisty. I have never seen a snake at night before, although I know that they are sometimes nocturnal hunters. It was certainly warm enough for a cold-blooded animal to be active.