Kristin Hartner Photos

09/03/2024

The dragonflies (like the Green Darner here) were out in full force this weekend!

09/01/2024

Is it just me or does this drone fly look like it's giving a "blue steel" pose?

Fun fact: their larvae are commonly known as "rat-tailed maggots" because they live in water and breathe through a "snorkel-like appendage on their posterior end". So, a butt snorkel. Can't wait to share that during my next "what have you learned this week" round table at work! 😂

08/30/2024

Boss during our team lead meeting: Let's go around the room and share something we learned this week, doesn't have to be work-related!
Me: (panicking) Um, I learned that the North American giant silk moth doesn't have a mouth. So it can't eat or drink. It comes out of the chrysalis only to mate, lay eggs, and die!
Everyone else:...
Me: (trying to recover from the dark turn this took) So, um, if you see one it's pretty neat! Because they only live for about a week...because of the no eating or drinking. 😬🫣

08/29/2024

Crab spider +1, cucumber beetle 0

07/24/2024

We have a tiny triceratops in our yard 😂

07/23/2024

A lot of people like to hate on Cooper's hawks for their bird-murdering ways...but how can you resist this face? 🥹

07/21/2024

The black swallowtail caterpillars seem to be getting bigger by the hour. We've spotted around 15 in the garden so far 🥰

07/21/2024

That face 😭😭 it's like the Pixar version of a fiery skipper

07/16/2024