There are lots of positives about posting a photo a day (almost) but the biggest plus for me is that I quite often end up learning something. Take this inch worm, for instance. As many times as I’ve seen and enjoyed watching them, I never knew what they were. With the help of Google, I now know they are of the family Geometridae or Geometer moth. One of their funny behaviors I especially enjoy seeing is when they mimic a stick. I thought it was a defense move but Wikipedia says this is their resting position. I also found out that their nickname comes not from their size but their measuring-like motion way of traveling.

I couldn’t find an image of what he’s going to turn into but I’m sure it’s one of the moths that I’ve photographed under the outside sconce lights. If you’re curious about inchworms, click on the photo to go to Wikipedia.