What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

A black, yellow, and white banded garden spider holds onto a grasshopper wrapped in silk as it prepares to bite it and paralyze it. The black and white banded front three legs on each side hold the grasshopper, while the hind two legs hold onto the web.

26 May

Banded Garden Spiders are Great to Have in Your Garden

Posted by whatnext10 Spiders

Banded Garden Spiders are Great to Have in Your Garden explains how the author found one of these spiders as it captured a grasshopper. It then give some details about the spiders and explains why they’re good to have around.

A seed head of a narrow leaf plantain plant hangs over the top it’s narrow, veined green leaves.

25 May

Narrow Leaf Plantain; a Useful, Beautiful Weed

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers

Narrow Leaf Plantain; a Beautiful, Useful Weed discusses all the uses that there are for narrow leaf plantain, a common weed found in much of the world. It can be used as food, for herbal remedies, and as ground cover to name just a few.

A mostly brown female Horace’s duskywing butterfly feeds from the yellow center of a white petaled flower. The wings are wide open showing the butterfly’s white, black, and darker brown spots. The butterfly has a black head with white stripes and large black eyes.

24 May

Horace’s Duskywing is a Very Helpful Pollinator

Posted by whatnext10 Butterflies, Insects

Horace’s Duskywing is a Very Helpful Pollinator tells readers about the author’s experiences with these butterflies and relays some facts about them and their lifestyle. It also explains why these butterflies are great pollinators.

A fresh water stream flows at a slow pace through the forested banks of wild Florida. The trees are beautifully reflected on the surface of the water.

23 May

Henry Beck Park is Beautiful and Perfect for Nature Watching

Posted by whatnext10 Travels 4 Comments

Henry Beck Park is Beautiful and Perfect for Nature Watching tells of the author’s trip to a small, relatively unknown Florida park. It describes the park, it’s family oriented nature, and some of the wildlife to be seen there.

A beautiful sunset centered at the end of a paved country road. The sky is bright yellow at the end of the road, fading to orange and eventually pink as the clouds disperse into the fading blue sky. The road is surrounded by green grass and trees.

22 May

How to Take Great Nature Photos: Understand Balance

Posted by whatnext10 Photography

How to Take Great Nature Photos: Understand Balance discusses what creates balance in artistic composition and the feelings evoked by balance or a lack of balance. It tells artists how to use balance or a lack of balance to help add emotion to your images.

A closeup image of the face of a tortoise shell kitten at about four weeks old.

21 May

Kitten Season is Here! Please Sterilize Your Cats!

Posted by whatnext10 Dogs & Cats, Veterinary Medicine 1 Comment

Kitten Season is Here! Please Sterilize Your Cats! explains why it is so important to spay and neuter pet cats. It also explains why it is especially important it sterilize stray and feral cats if you feed them. Finally, it tells you the benefits besides no more unwanted kittens.

A red-brown and black wasp crawls through the weeds on the edge of the woods. Wildflowers are present in the weeds and the wasp is looking for ones with lots of nectar.

19 May

Metric Paper Wasps are Nonaggressive and Great for Your Garden!

Posted by whatnext10 Bees & Wasps, Insects

Metric Paper Wasps are Nonaggressive and Great for Your Garden! tells readers a bit about paper wasps in general and the metric paper wasp specifically. It also explains why they are good for gardens.

A closeup photo of a black medick flower in full bloom. The little flowers are bright yellow and surrounded by small green sepals.

18 May

Black Medick Has Beautiful Flowers and is Incredibly Useful!

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers 1 Comment

Black Medick Has Beautiful Flowers and is Incredibly Useful discusses all the useful properties of this perennial herb. Learn why you should let this pretty little flower live in your garden and your fields.

A closeup side view of a brilliant green and black, female, Eastern pondhawk dragonfly. The large, brownish green compound eyes take up the majority of the head. Four clear, heavily veined wings emerge from the green thorax, and the proximal green and black striped abdomen is visible. The dragonfly is settled on a small branch while she hunts for flies, mosquitoes, and midges.

17 May

The Eastern Pondhawk is Beautiful and an Amazing Insect Hunter

Posted by whatnext10 Insects

The Eastern Pondhawk is Beautiful and an Amazing Insect Hunter discusses one of the thirty species of dragonfly that lives in Florida. This particular dragonfly is a highly impressive hunter that lives near water, hence the name pondhawk.

A male green anole in brown color phase flashes his pink dew lap at the photographer, warning that his territory is being invaded.

16 May

The Brown Phase of the Beautiful Green Anole

Posted by whatnext10 Reptiles & Amphibians

The Brown Phase of the Beautiful Green Anole explains several reasons why green anoles change from green to brown. It also shares several photos of a green anole in the brown color phase.