Interesting things found while Geocaching

Photos by Dale Martin

I've recently taken up the hobby of Geocaching. It is like a non-stop, world-wide game of Hide-and-Seek or a Scavenger Hunt. People stash 'caches' and report the cache location (Latitude/Longitude) on a webpage. Other geocachers, using their GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers, go out to find them. My interest right now, is to find all the caches within a 2 mile radius of my house. There are about a dozen left to find. Then, I'll increase the radius. :-) Below are some pictures of things (animals, objects, etc.) I have found along the way. Enjoy.

	Nephila clavipes - Golden Silk Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_silk_orb-weaver
	Argiope aurentia - Black and Yellow Garden spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_garden_spider
	Hyla cinerea - Green Tree frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_green_tree_frog
	Thesportia graminis - Grasslike Mantis http://www.whatsthatbug.com/mantis.html

2007-08-26