These butterflies like warmth and sunshine and can be found in meadows, woodlands, fields and around drying puddles of water. The garden carpet moth likes to sit on tree trunks which makes it particularly hard to spot since it is so well camouflaged. Like most moths and butterflies, the Garden Carpet undergoes a transformation from caterpillar to imago. The imago is the final adult form of the insect. It typically has wings and is sexually mature and ready to reproduce.
Wasps can deliver a nasty sting.
If you should encounter a wasps nest, do not , I repeat do not disturb the nest by poking it with a broom handle. Wasps will defend their nests with ferocious intensity. On a positive note, many species of wasp are predators of caterpillars which cause a great deal of damage to trees and vegetation. Some scientists think that ants make up about 10 per cent of the world's entire animal biomass. It's no wonder you see ants everywhere in Ontario's parks, particularly where there is food.