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Cicada Killers


Photo-A-Day #3067

Walking into work tonight and one of my co-workers called me over to look at a huge bug. It looked like a Wasp or Hornet or something so I shot a few photos of it. There as a very big one almost and inch and a half long and a small one about half the size. The small one had light green markings and the larger one had yellow markings. We were unsure of what they were.

When I got in I checked Google to see if I could find an insect identifier program and did. Based on what the insect looks like and the photos I found of other ones I believe that it is a type of wasp called a Cicada Killer.

App Review: Avengers Origins: Assemble!

Avengers Origins: Assemble! A Marvel Reads iPad/iPhone App

Continuing the count down to the Avengers Movie I have received another iPad/iPhone app with an Avengers theme. This time it is Avengers Origins: Assemble and it is once again narrated by Stan “The Man” Lee. This app tells the story of how the Avengers banded together with each other as well as how they added Captain America to the team. As with the Avengers Origins: Hulk app that I reviewed yesterday the story is easily readable with simple words for younger children and it even has a Young Readers Mode, Read to me Mode and Auto Turn mode. Continue reading App Review: Avengers Origins: Assemble!