Bugs in the Backyard

Since it is warmer weather, we are spending more time outside.  This means there is more time to find interesting things in our backyard.  We have MANY beetles that live in our area.  The video above is just to give you all an idea of how loud the beetles can be on any given day.

On Friday, we took a field trip to a museum (for school) that specializes in dinosaurs, minerals, and geology.  The museum also has a section of stuffed animals and pinned insects.  One of the workers decided to show us more of the insects.  We found out later that he was entomologist that works for the university and the city.  He showed spiders, scorpions, etc.  The province of Jujuy is having an influx of new scorpions.  There have been two deaths this year from a type of small scorpion (since the venom is more concentrated).

 So, what should we find in our backyard besides the furry caterpillar?  Can you see it in the picture below?  (It's below the pole on the leaf.)  Yes, a small scorpion!  Our oldest son saw it first...  The kids were so excited and freaked out at the same time!  One of the other kids was sitting in that area yesterday.  So,we killed it (sorry if you love bugs).