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This tiny insect (1/4 - 1/2" long) is a Feather-Legged Fly, a Tachinid Fly in the family Tachinidae. This was my first time seeing this type of insect.
In addition to the fringe of hairs on their hind legs, feather-legged flies can be identified by the yellow coloration of their halteres (pair of small, knobby structures that are the modified second pair of wings) that are used for balance. The males have all-orange abdomens, while females have either dark abdomens or dark-tipped abdomens. Best viewed large.
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New England Aster / Raublattaster (Aster novae-angliae)
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
From deep down in my archives, taken 2010 with my best full-frame camera ever ;-))
Asters light up an autumn garden, at least until the frost and freezing temperatures say otherwise.
Amid the gardens at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, Toledo, Ohio.
My garden is moving into its late summer phase . These asters are already in flower and the Rubekias and Japanese Anemones are almost out how quickly the garden seasons move on
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a shot of the cheerful aster from my garden to brighten up your Monday 😉 Happy Blue Monday ☀️
Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro @f5.0
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When I spotted this, I imagined it could be a special 'ice-frog', who was being fed by a secret food-line……..but of course it isn't that at all ;-))
Marian Jenkins told me in a respons on a previous photo that this phenomenon is called "Star formation or web formation".
Thank you, Marian, also for the info here below:
"Such star patterns often surround holes in ice, but the origin of their shape has always been a mystery. ... The star patterns are formed when a hole in a recently-frozen lake allows water to swell up from beneath and spread over the snow-covered surface, leaving dark “fingers” of melted ice stemming from a central point.
Asterism (astronomy)" - Wikipedia
When I see these kinds of aster flowers I feel the summer is starting fade out. Sure, I do LOVE autumn, but I do not like late summer - just makes me feel lonely.
New plant this year. I'm delighted with it.
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The Aster: symbol of elegance, fidelity and death
Of Greek origin, its name means 'star' because of the shape of the flower. The aster is said to have been born in the tears shed by the Greek Goddess of Justice, Astraeus, when Pandora opened the box containing all the evils of mankind. Roman mythology has made it the emblematic flower of Venus, the goddess of Love. According to the Roman poet Virgil, the altars of the gods were often decorated with asters.
Other cultures have their own rich legends when it comes to the aster flower. A Cherokee legend goes that the aster represents the blue fringed dress worn by two sisters who fled to the forest to avoid battling tribes. In Germany and England, it was believed that aster flowers held magical powers.
And in France, bouquets of asters were placed on the graves of fallen soldiers as a representation of the wish that the battle had had a different outcome.
Asters are appropriate for just about any occasion. They are the birth flowers for September and also a flower that is given on 20th wedding anniversaries.
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