Eastern Velvet Ant, aka Cow Killer, spotted in Adair 2022-09-07 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman. Marie writes, "On my front porch. It's a cow killer, it is a female so it will definitely sting." The Eastern Velvet Ant - also known as the Cow Killer - is not an ant at all, though the female looks and walks like one. The Cow Killer is actually a type of wasp and the wingless female has a ferocious sting that is rumored to be strong enough to kill cattle. For humans, the sting is extremely painful and this insect should not be handled. Males do have wings and look more like a typical wasp despite some hairs on their body. The Cow Killer is a solitary wasp, more likely to be seen alone than in nests with hundreds of others. --https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Cow-Killer Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Courthouse circa 1920 2022-09-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Greg Thomas via Mike Watson. A view of the Adair County Courthouse as seen from Jamestown Hill from sometime around 1920. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Paint the Town II on Greensburg Street 2022-09-07 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots. Paint the Town II, the City of Columbia grant program using ARPA funds to invest in downtown businesses, continues on Greensburg Street this week. At left, David Bowman's exterior painting project is beginning. At right, artist Cayce Davenport and Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home owner Jeff Jessie contemplate the historical nature of the planned mural. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pre-fall foggy morning 2022-09-07 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Coming out of the holiday weekend, we are treated to pre-fall foggy mornings before the sun gets through. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Stinky Dog Stinkhorn in the back yard 2022-09-07 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Jada Foster. Photographer Jada Foster writes, "Found this Stinky Dog Stinkhorn fungi growing in my backyard this morning. I thought it was pretty unusual and wanted to share." The Stinkhorn gets its name from the smell it emits and a common mention in mushroom circles that it can often be smelled before it's spotted. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Art from Our Kentucky Home exhibit at CU 2022-09-07 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo courtesy Campbellsville University. Campbellsville University's Department of Art and Design has been hosting "Our Kentucky Home: Hispanic/Latin American Visual Art from the Commonwealth," an exhibition from the Kentucky Arts Council, in partnership with alDia en America and Casa de la Cultura Kentucky. The exhibition runs through Thursday, September 8, 2022, in The Pence-Chowning Art Gallery, 205 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. A reception is scheduled from 4pmET until 5:30pmET on Thursday. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fiber art by Anne Barnes Bird exhibit at LWC 2022-09-06 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. One of the items on display in Fiber Art, an exhibit by Anne Barnes Bird, which is featured in the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery in the Slider Humanities building at Lindsey Wilson College through September 30, 2022. A gallery talk will be held at 2:30pmCT on Thursday, September 8. The public is invited to attend. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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