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Post by rikita on Sept 24, 2013 12:28:45 GMT
the bees are in a big jar of honey.
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Post by rikita on Sept 24, 2013 13:29:22 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Sept 24, 2013 13:31:43 GMT
Superb shadow of your ant Rikita! They have such spindly legs compared to their bodies...
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Post by mossie on Sept 26, 2013 20:14:26 GMT
Super Rikita, that ant looks 10ft tall.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 21:13:49 GMT
A beauty!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 14:49:31 GMT
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Post by htmb on Oct 12, 2013 14:57:35 GMT
Now that is a fascinating picture!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 15:31:36 GMT
Gross isn't it? It is part of a huge Hornets nest which was attached to an outside wall at the front the house. We sprayed it and then took it off, and then realized that some of the grubs were still alive and wiggling around inside! I've been trying out the new camera:
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Post by questa on Oct 12, 2013 23:16:09 GMT
Deyana Most wasps (Paper wasps and Mud wasps) will build the cells of their nests then go and sting a smaller spider or insect and bring it back to the nest. They lay a wasp egg in each cell with a paralyzed-but-not-dead spider and close off the cell. When the baby wasp emerges it has fresh "meat" to nourish it until it can open the cell wall and fly away.
Unless the nest is in a place that really bothers you, let it stay. It keeps your spider population down
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2013 11:30:13 GMT
Kind of feel sorry for the poor spiders It was an amazing structure, built so well, just perfect for the grubs to grow in. But unfortunately it was right outside of my son's bedroom and the hornets were coming in. so we had to get rid of it. Here are a couple more photos of it: And this is how it was attached:
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Post by rikita on Oct 17, 2013 19:54:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 18:17:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2013 17:31:49 GMT
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Post by htmb on Nov 12, 2013 21:44:34 GMT
Love these last three pics!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2013 23:03:36 GMT
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Post by rikita on Nov 19, 2013 23:15:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 18:18:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 15:23:49 GMT
Love these last three pics! I agree!! (I haven't been in this particular thread in awhile) Deyana, your beetle brought back a vivid memory which I may well post in Random Memories. Great shots!
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 21:09:22 GMT
Thanks. Look forward to reading about your memory casi.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 16:32:45 GMT
I watched this guy take 5 minutes to eat one flower petal. Munch munch munch.
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Post by questa on Jun 13, 2014 11:48:22 GMT
This beautiful moth flew into my café in Bali and settled on a large triple-light lamp that hung in the centre. We measured between the black dots on the upper wings and it was 22cm. It took no notice of all the guests camera flashes, but had flown away by morning. The café was open with a grass roof so it wasn't trapped. This and the other pic should be clicked to enlarge as I didn't think to crop it and we miss some of the detail.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 4:58:28 GMT
Moths and butterflies have eluded my camera so far. I already have enough trouble with bees! Even if I use a flash, the critter chooses that precise instant to have its wings closed.
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Post by questa on Jun 16, 2014 5:10:55 GMT
Butterflies always close the wings together when resting, moths can't, their wings are always open...that is how they classify which is which.
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Post by Kimby on Jun 17, 2014 14:03:00 GMT
I thought it was the antennae that differentiated butterflies from moths: thin clubbed stalks for butterflies and feathery branched antennae for moths. (And hairy legs.)
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Post by questa on Jun 17, 2014 23:20:26 GMT
You are probably correct, my knowledge is from my grandfather, not a lepidopterist. (Hey...I finally used the word in a sentence)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:32:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 15:42:56 GMT
This a beautiful corpse. This whitetail died on a rose and I found it as displayed.
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Post by questa on Jul 7, 2014 23:55:43 GMT
Both beautiful creatures! The lacework on the corpse's wings and the spider's feelers gently touching each major web line to feel when something brushes it. Tiny miracles.
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Post by htmb on Aug 27, 2014 20:39:57 GMT
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Post by amboseli on Aug 30, 2014 12:10:58 GMT
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