THE PREDATORY NATURE OF OUR STEPS
#DO NOT MOW
Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta). Dogwood as host plant
#DO NOT CUT
Dogwood, much preferred by insects, butterflies and birds
#DO NOT KILL
My grandfather always said to me
do not squish the bug, the friend
the butterfly, the enemy
learn instead
to live with them.
Black walnut and tent worms
A natureza predatória de nossos passos
#NÃO CORTAR
The mating of Cupido comyntas, or Eastern tailed blue
#NÃO PODAR
Monarch caterpillars on Common milkweed
#NÃO MATAR
Monarch and bee nectaring on cup plant
Meu avô sempre dizia
não pisa em cima do bicho, do amigo,
da borboleta, do inimigo
aprende em vez
o conviver com êles.
Red admirals prefer rotten fruit and matter, but occasionally nectar on flowers