katya the hedgehog

https://bugguide.net/node/view/589695

https://bugguide.net/node/view/717663/bgpage

https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Farticle%2Fnew-pumpkin-toadlet-species-found-glows-in-the-dark&t=ZDVhOTUwMTE4ZWQ2MmU0YzdhNjFjMWFjZjJlZmY2NGFjYzAxODJiZCw2MGU4ZjI5OWNjZTA3N2VlNDc1Y2JhOGNkYjUwODAzZDFlODAzNjFl&ts=1725731996

https://gizmodo.com/glowing-pumpkin-toadlet-cant-hear-its-own-tiny-scream-1846782367

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/409511

https://reefguide.org/carib/pixhtml/batwingcoralcrab2.html

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145399288

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/pumpkin-patch-tarantula/

The East side of Île de la Table Ronde is the noisy side, with the motorway running on the opposite side of the river. It's also the side with the widest walking track, and it was teeming with grasshoppers! I noticed a couple had landed on my shirt and were just chilling (maybe interested in eating the fabric? I'm thinking of locusts, aren't I). @teamroquette took the photos as I was unsure how much I could move without them jumping off. Turns out they were really chill.

Other critters seen this summer include some seen at Oberkirch: bees working on flowers, that's a classic, and... some less fortunate insects.

Bonus - posted here because my sister will kill me if I post this on Instagram where she can see it: a spider hanging out by Nonnenmattweiher lake.