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La pollinisation est au cœur de la nature et de ses processus de reproduction.
Pollination is at the heart of nature and its reproductive processes.
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(315/365) There were still a few flies enjoying the sunshine & the Ivy flowers in my local lane today. Lovely to see them so late in the year. Happy Wing Wednesday & HFDF!
People mindlessly hate wasps because of their sting, but they do have an important role in the environment.
Focusing on the extended tips of a protea flower led my overactive imagination to see them as tiny fingers ready to tap on someone's shoulder.
Only later did I learn that a feature of the protea flower's pollination is that pollen is deposited on the modified tip of the style (called a pollen presenter).
"The flower usually remains closed until a visiting bird, mammal or insect brushes against the flower. It is then that the pollen presenters snap open to brush against the animal.
If no visitors arrive, flowers may open during the heat of day (or late afternoon in mouse-pollinated species). Pollen falls off the pollen presenter after a few hours of exposure to air."
www.proteaatlas.org.za/pollinat.htm#:~:text=A%20feature%2....
Doubling up for the missed days of Pollinator Week. This Common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) was along the gravel path at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. Recent rains had made the minerals a bit more accessible.
Some fifty species of bees and wasps, thirty species of fly, thirty species of butterflies and moths and several beetles have been recorded as visiting the flowers,[
the flower´s name, ixia, comes from the Greek..meaning bird lime...a reference to it´s sweet sap..a favorite of pollinators
In various cultures, Viper's Bugloss has been seen as a symbol of resilience and protection. The flower's ability to thrive in poor soils and challenging conditions made it a metaphor for endurance. European traditions particularly hold this flower in high regard, associating it with bravery in the face of adversity ... It also has many uses in folk medicine and is the subject of current research as to it´s pharnacological properties.
I agree that constraints help spur creativity. Today I ended up playing with a bunch of different subjects but came back to work on my bees. Again working close up with the 36mm extension tube on my 100mm macro lens. There was a bit of sunlight I was able to coax onto this large pumpkin blossom. The bees in this blossom were in like a drunken stupor and didn't move like the others I encountered. They were less inclined to move much which made it easier to work. I love the hairy details of the blossom and the balls of pollen on the bees legs.
Thanks for visiting, hope you aren't getting bored or grossed out by all of the bees. I'm a big fan of bees but not wasps, yellow jackets, earwigs, spiders, flies, or mice. Oh, and update on the mice, we did catch one in a trap. Feeling a bit better about life but just wish all the pests would stay outside and I wouldn't have to be bothered with them.