PatternsInNature photos on Flickr

These seem to be more abundant than any other butterfly around here. I had them in my yard in New Mexico and they ate my Nasturtiums, so if you have any be mindful of the larvae it lays on the plant.

Frosty patterns. by Jeanne

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Our coldest morning so far this season.

15011 - PATTERNS IN NATURE #CrazyTuesday by ❉ΨᗩSᗰIᘉᗴ 卄ᗴᘉＳ❉

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tulip close-up by Cheryl Molin

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The patterns are what particularly caught my eye here.

Shoal of Common Frog Tadpoles (Rana temporaria) by Will Atkins

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heron = fewer newts in pond = more tadpoles = more frogs in a couple of years = happy heron...

Patterns in Nature 7 by tootdood

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Victoria Street, Manchester.

Patterns In Nature Beach Photography Beach Sand by Luvbucs2&@yahoo

100 Clouds (9) by Olegs Veramejs

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Ropy Pahoehoe Lava at Kalapana on the Big Island of Hawaii by Lee Rentz

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Ropy Pahoehoe lave in fanciful forms in the Kalapana area of Puna District, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

Acker Kratzdistel Samenstand by blasjaz

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Cirsium spec.

Ackerkratzdistel

Asteraceae

100 Clouds (15) by Olegs Veramejs

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Holding On by Tom Hains

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"Withering Patterns..." by Chris Harvey

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Variations on a theme...

Nikon D7200 + Tokina 100mm f/2.8 FX Macro Lens (AT-X M100 AF PRO D AF 100mm f/2.8)

f/13 @ 1/400 @ iso 400

(tweaked in Smart Photo Editor)

100 Clouds (4) by Olegs Veramejs

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Graphic Leaf @ Conservatory by Man_of Steel

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Wave Interference in nature by Vijith G

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Two geese swim in parallel, their waves colliding to form a crisp, visible interference pattern across the water’s surface.

succulent and droplets by muffett68 ☺ heidi ☺

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HMM-- the theme for today, 7/15, is "patterns in nature" and this is one possibility for posting :)

Fiddle-Headed Fern by John Godfrey Schellinger

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"In matters of visual form we sense that Nature plays favorites. Among her darlings are spirals...the spiral is the height of versatility, playing roles in the replication of the smallest virus and in the arrangement of matter in the largest galaxy"

~Peter S. Stevens author of Patterns In Nature Penquin, 1976, p.3

Patterns in nature by amazon2008

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Colorful by Humberto Barba

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Ripple Rock, Kings Canyon_img 0069 by Irwin Reynolds

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Kings Canyon is a unique and spectacular collection of landforms located midway between Alice Springs and Uluru (Ayers Rock) in central Australia. Areas of ripple rock like this are fingerprints left from a time some 300 to 400 million years ago when large ephemeral lakes and rivers were a feature of central Australia. The ripple beds were laid down in Mereenie Sandstone that was subsequently covered by other material which has since been worn away. The area photographed here was part of a larger specimen. Each of the ripples is roughly 10-20 mm wide and the area covered by the photograph is about 300mm on the long side.