# Welcome to Microscopic Midweek!
Today we went out foraging for some creatures to take a closer look at! We found some hungry ants (with the help of a little peanut butter frosting), a very grumpy little moth, some sort of chrysalis, and very lush moss to get up close and personal with! ## Are you ready?!
###### Shrink Ray activated!
--- # Thick moss that had been growing in the gutters! ![WIN_20180530_15_34_59_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRzNTEMtwCU98XbXc59sT3ewPBRz2dVCpdkxzvjc9Cjue/WIN_20180530_15_34_59_Pro.jpg) *Here it is creeping up the steel cage that goes into the drain spout!* ![WIN_20180530_15_33_32_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeY6YNYNYXeeqtGTsug36rw8mMqyzumShDrg61pwxunc6/WIN_20180530_15_33_32_Pro.jpg) *It's so green and tiny!* ![WIN_20180530_15_33_40_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNPA341FeXp2AStYzQZMJCbSLCKyfocYbwTcZyP9PUumB/WIN_20180530_15_33_40_Pro.jpg) *Perfectly formed little succulents.* ![WIN_20180530_15_34_40_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQUuHPYyS3GG1cgndtrD4eWaPpW1iiPUekinTLAxKN971/WIN_20180530_15_34_40_Pro.jpg) *The browning portions at the bottom of the moss.* ![WIN_20180530_15_34_31_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUcox6xdeBjRsyTMgKqkNGE2Zj6AbG2ipbexRd1qumfYz/WIN_20180530_15_34_31_Pro.jpg) *The strange neural networking looking bit here kind of weirds us out. What about you?* --- # Some sort of chrysallis(?)! ![WIN_20180530_15_24_27_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcPnEqWvodu24XzePjszud1LqthWja7HvoVMdgjfD41uj/WIN_20180530_15_24_27_Pro.jpg) *This very intriguing piece of nature was almost overlooked completely while we were chasing a moth. It looked like a stick stuck to a screen at first glance. Then when we tried to figure out what it was, a closer inspection proved to be incredible!* ![WIN_20180530_15_25_14_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVVThLrWJEbt36gDNDb64DnkqMVee14uvZpHucPnKZxc6/WIN_20180530_15_25_14_Pro.jpg) *The amber coloring and ridges on this part were absolutely fascinating. We apologize in advance, but we took many pictures of that part!* ![WIN_20180530_15_26_56_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY514bzYAFD8HwHoGiWV529oYeMken3jZuBEvvBx6zBkT/WIN_20180530_15_26_56_Pro.jpg) *Perhaps a part of left over molting?* ![WIN_20180530_15_26_58_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQnxTADJEqWumdvaP4Sc8inLL86TRvLPnJXypqGyReySL/WIN_20180530_15_26_58_Pro.jpg) ![WIN_20180530_15_27_01_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSGt1AqR1tPdjRSF8AMzxKfF5uY7A9Jibb72gHBzqVw3Y/WIN_20180530_15_27_01_Pro.jpg) ![WIN_20180530_15_27_04_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcvB5cKvTSWTChaUttj616Jp6bQgdsjXptzVV5CqHXGx4/WIN_20180530_15_27_04_Pro.jpg) ![WIN_20180530_15_27_10_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSrE9ZQqqwwqvA5joR1yRfePSDEeLPHiyJuG569BahZHL/WIN_20180530_15_27_10_Pro.jpg) ![WIN_20180530_15_25_36_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb1i62zhAzuiV8moFmkFDUwWdkEKQmbNyu1iXZD7ARyhu/WIN_20180530_15_25_36_Pro.jpg) *If anyone has any idea what this is, as we are just guessing, please feel free to enlighten us in the comments! We would love to know for sure!* --- # Grumpy moth! ![WIN_20180530_15_22_14_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQma2f1n6hsoD1Tg95nRrhTXj6pu9gvEw5jj4Uj2fE8haXE/WIN_20180530_15_22_14_Pro.jpg) *This little guy was the size of a pinkie nail! But his attitude was huge!* ![WIN_20180530_15_22_19_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWh5Nw97z61YCmnUTizHmo7Xk7oUJJHY5LXjkfdkGWuCd/WIN_20180530_15_22_19_Pro.jpg) *"What're you lookin' at?"* ![WIN_20180530_15_22_12_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYc1HxRymXfyvvJyPDq9QKUVj4x9ZnsHxpCu9ydhNGpT1/WIN_20180530_15_22_12_Pro.jpg) *We tried to get a better look at his very twitchy antenna. Sadly, this was as clear as we could get!* ![WIN_20180530_15_21_48_Pro.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZbPA3Y3cDsHVBk3xr1eTxJdHMHktGDtZfXrD93RrSgU9/WIN_20180530_15_21_48_Pro.jpg) *And once more with a little light! By the way, he loved the light so much that he actually flew **INTO** the microscope and there were some very tense moments attempting to remove him. He came out unscathed, though.* --- # And in closing, a video of ants nomming up some delicious sugar!

### You may want to open the Dtube link above in another tab since it will take you away from the post! #### After dropping some crumbs we didn't have to wait long for some company! As you can tell, they were glad to join us for lunch!

# Thanks for joining us for another edition of Microscopic madness! # And until next time.. ###### Keep it tiny!

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