Here is another new-to-me critter, a Melonworm moth. I saw him (most definitely a male) when I stepped outside in the early morning. What I thought was a spider hanging off his abdomen are hair-pencils, and are used in the moth’s courtship rituals. Here is a video of him shaking his pompom. (OK, shaking is the wrong word, wafting it through the air is a better description for the very slow movements.) Their favorite host plants are squash and melons. I just planted winter squash. Go away little moth and leave my cucurbits alone!