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goldenrod crab spider
Veränderliche Krabbenspinne
[Misumena vatia]
western honey bee
Westliche Honigbiene
[Apis mellifera]
Meadow sage Salvia pratensis is a perennial plant from the mint family and is native to Europe. Its flowers provide nectar and pollen, making it an important food source for pollinating insects. The Western honey bee Apis mellifera lives in large bee colonies and collects nectar and pollen to supply its colony. As it visits flowers, pollen grains can stick to its body and be carried to the next flower. In this way, the honey bee contributes to the pollination of meadow sage.
The Comma gets its name from the comma shaped marking on it's underside. Taken at Sidings Lane Nature Reserve, Rainford, UK
It is a species of butterfly found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. The males of the species display a unique territorial behavior, in which they stake out a territory typically 15 meters in diameter that contains larval host plants. They perch in this area and aggressively protect it from other insects and other male white peacocks. Wingspan: 35-60 mm. Only difference between male and female is a size - male is smaller.
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Yesterday I posted those alien-looking bugs, so today I chose something of opposite nature, a Monarch Butterfly.
Backstory: I was in a meadow taking macros of wildflowers when the winds started up. Just then the Monarch came to nectar on the Meadow Blazingstar. I was sitting on the ground, afraid to move as the butterfly posed away. This is one of several images from that summer day.
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I have been concentrating on getting some bee shots lately. I like how this one is really checking out this tiny flower.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
The queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a North and South American butterfly with a wingspan of 70–88 mm (2.8–3.5 in). It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(butterfly)
The Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is mainly found along clean, cool, oxygen-rich streams and rivers. Males are easy to recognize by their metallic blue-green bodies and almost entirely dark blue wings. Females are usually greenish or bronze-colored and have translucent brown wings. The larvae develop in the water, while the adults often rest on plants near the bank and hunt small insects.
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Goldenrod on a warm fall day attracts lots of pollinators. It was a busy day at the Goldenrod feeder!
Image from my Fall 2019 Archives.
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Common winter butterfly in hong Kong, found in virtually all environments, including the wetlands and mangroves where many of Hong Kong’s winter migratory bird can also be found.
This particular specimen has a slightly damaged upper left wing.
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Mariposa monarca
Данаида монарх
It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species. The monarch's wingspan ranges from 8.9 to 10.2 cm (3.5–4.0 in). The shape and color of the wings change at the beginning of the migration and appear redder and more elongated than later migrants.