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Because it's been so damp this year the bugs were especially bad at the cottage. I have dozens of mosquito, blackfly, horsefly and deerfly bites all over my body. Luckily lots of bitey bugs means lots of dragonflies to eat them.
I was out in a kayak in a large field of lilypads and happened upon these two colourful dragonflies (presumably) mating.
Found during a night hike in Danum Valley Field centre, Sabah province, Borneo.
Males lure females with a siren song of chirps in a process known as stridulation whereby the hind legs are rubbed together like a bow and violin. Ever the multitasker, the male during this time has also raised his wings and rubs the veins of the topwing with the underwings stimulating the production of nutritious secretions from thoracic pits. Now he is ready for an approaching female. When she arrives and mounts the male, she is occupied and begins feeding on the secretions. This allows the male to mate for longer, allowing him to completely release his spermatophore. When the female has finished, the male may be further stimulated to provide additional secretions to keep the female occupied while he is producing a second spermatophore for additional mating. The pair have finished mating. The hind legs of the male are to the far right of the frame. Here the female can be seen accepting a spermatophore with her mandibles before it is transferred to her genital operculum.
Roses from the Mable Rose Garden. All the flowers were slightly wilted from the summer heat but over it the set up and variety of colors were amazing. I had no idea there were so many different colors of roses. Sooc.
From the 3rd to the 2nd floor..
Read the article here... www.talkurbex.com/2009/09/a-visit-at-salve-mater/
That little black and white striped thing sits on what's left of Nixes Mate Island. Since it was approaching the time of low tide, more of the island was visible.
this is not Southern Cooking but , too me, is Southern eatin-now all I need is a plate of field peas or butterbeans. Tomatoes from the little garden
Recipe-sliced tomatoes, mayo. lite bread, salt and pepper. Lite bread is what I call white bread but you can use any grain of bread you like.
LIMA, PERU - OCTOBER 22: El fótografo peruano Mario Testino atendiendo a la prensa during Gala MATE 2016 for the inauguration of new display spaces and exhibitions at MATE on October 22, 2016 in Lima, Peru. A fund-raiser is being organized by Peruvian photographer Mario Testino in order to develop an educational and artistic program concerning children and teenagers. (Photo by Manuel Medir/LatinContent/Getty Images)
Now they were mating and flying north to Texas. They would reach Texas in early spring, and females will lay eggs on young milkweed plants before dying. The generation born from the eggs will live for a month, and make the trip further north, reaching Alabama, Carolinas, etc. The generation after them will continue the path north, reaching Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York. They also live for a month. The following generation is called Methuselah generation, since they end up living nine times longer than the previous generations, fly up to Canada, and then make their way back to Mexico, flying close to 50 miles per day during the migration, and then spend five months at the overwintering site.
Read the full post about the migration: danosipov.com/blog/?p=364
mater dolorosa o ina nagdadalmhati ang imahen na ito ay nagpapakita kung paano nagkatotoo lahat ng propisiya ni simeon sa templo viernes santo ng santolan