The Gazania plant produces a large amount of flowers that are multi coloured and in various shades they also are known by other names such as ‘African Daisies and Treasure Flowers. These flowers are very pretty and grow easily from seed and will flower from June until September giving you a great splash of colour, they belong in the family of Asteraceae which are native to Africa, they are also drought tolerant and they are also light sensitive meaning that the petals will close up when it starts getting dusk and also on cloudy dull days, an interesting plant.

Paris , Montmartre , summer 2009 .

Both photos were taken the same day, at ten in the morning when the sun was shining, and around 2 pm when it had gotten cloudy and cooler. And they closed right up as night fell, too.

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Canon Elan II

Svema Blue Sensitive - ISO 6

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Seen on the Mt.Tammany Trail (Red Dot) in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/red-dot-trail.htm

My best find to date!

This is a delayed post due to the fine line of it being a sensitive species. When I started even attempting to find one. I was going to be happy with a picture of an eyeball of one looking at me through millions of branches and pine needles. When I was presented with this opportunity a tidal wave of emotions and panic hit me like a freight train! I am so excited with this find, anyone that knows me. Knows, that I don't contain excitement at all! It has been a long week since finding the reason I got involved in birding! 2 years ago I had one take sanctuary in my backyard from mobbing crows and bluejays. That morning I was without the borrowed camera my Mom let me use from time to time. When I found out it was a big deal, I put forth the effort to purchase the camera and lens I currently never leave home without. With hopes of never missing an opportunity again.

Meet "Otus" The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

Howard County MD

1/19/17

ARRPRSP

These seeds are from the wild seeds of a Little Mimosa flower(Sensitive Briar)

dickelsbachstrasse, duisburg

Explore Jan 20, 2015 #27

Sensitive fern spores in fresh snow. Irresistible.

sensitive plant

Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy grass,sleepy plant, action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop when touched or shaken and re-open a few minutes later.

The species is native to the Caribbean and South and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed, and can now be found in the Southern United States

With tattoos on their necks and all, one would think them to be tough and dangerous, but there they were, fighting alongside everyone....

NY AIDS WALK 2009

(Taken with 3G iPhone)

BRAZIL

Photo: Bernado Martins.

Sensitive skin.

Day 219 of my 365 project (take and show 1 new picture every day for a whole year), thanks for your likes and comments...

Thanks a lot to the wonderful Calu for the spontaneous and improvised photoshooting... :o)

Model: Esmée

You touch it, it curls.

One of the great and beautiful ferns in our forest.

Mimosa microphylla, or Sensitive Briar, is a wildflower of the pea family and is found in all of the southern states of the US and in Illinois. The pink lavender powderpuff bloom is actually made up of a cluster of tiny flowers. The common name comes from the result of stroking the leaves of the plant, once touched, they close together. The plant is a rambling, low growing woody briar found in open meadows and woods, where there is an abundance of sunshine.

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One single long exposure. No photoedition : straight out of the camera except for contrast/crop.

Model : René Godefroid

Lights : Sifu Sk and me

Wool steel : Pol Lution

Light painting session with Gia tam hua, Sifu Sk, Pol Lution, René Godefroid, Bruno

Nave Amerigo Vespucci - Marina Militare Italiana

ITS Amerigo Vespucci - Italian Navy

View this way & press F11

Orgoglio Italiano – Italian Pride

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S = Sensitive..

S = Secret..

S = Sympathy..

S = Soul..

S = Selfish..

S = Super..

S = Smoothly..

S = Sensational..

S = Socialize..

S = Swing..

S = Sway..

S = Simple..

S = Sweet..

S = Serious..

S = Sparkle..

S = Sight..

S = Safe..

S = Surprise..

S = Something..

S = Salaam..

etc..

Beltsville, Md

Sparta Township, Sussex County, NJ

April 18, 2026

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Le Canon FL 55mmf/1.2 sur mon Sony A850.

J'ai pensé que je n'avais rien de mieux que les yeux de Little Princess pour tester ce mariage.

Qu'en pensez-vous? :o)

Sony Alpha 850

Canon FL 55mmf/1.2

Bague adaptatrice Canon FD / Sony Alpha

1/125 s à f/1.2 pour 200 ISO

Lumière naturelle d'une fenêtre.

primeiro teste com a lente invertida/ 18-55 reverse lens...

Today´s Soundtrack: Shapeshifters - Sensitivity

boa quinta !

A different take on this one, done in green tones with moon and star added.

girl provided by~(Brigtte) MTM

textured provided by~ghostbones

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Day 7/365

Taken at The Land of Eight Places

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The bright green leaves floating on a dark pool of water contrast with their own competing reflections.

Mimosa pudica

The leaves close up when touched.

Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

duisburg, landschaftspark

Meet the Globose Dome Snail, or Ventridens ligera! This little fella is a native species to my region, and feeds almost exclusively on decaying vegetation!

Normally, I remove snails and slugs when I spot them, due to the damage they can cause to my crops! But, I noticed this guy was munching on some nearly-moldy decaying matter from my strawberry plant, so I did some research instead. Upon learning he is a detritivore and not an herbivore, he quickly changed from combatant to chum!

Snails are gorgeous, and my state plays host to over 200 species of terrestrial snails alone! This isn't counting the vast variety of freshwater snails, either. We are the global hotspot for lots of these little leaf-litter lunchers, and it's a point of pride for me to have them in my garden! They are key indicator species, and are often some of the first to go when humanity decides that there's too many "weeds" and "pests" in the area. They rely on their thin skin for breathing and for moisture regulation, which means even the slightest touch of toxins can trigger termination.

So, the next time your kids ask you where the friendly bugs went, you have your answer! The species we miss from our childhoods (I'm looking at you, lightning bugs!) are all absent due to our own attempts to artificially apply order to our properties through the use of pesticides and herbicides, and we should be just a little ashamed about it.

If all you see in your yard are fire ants and mosquitos, maybe you should let spiders take care of the problem, and not sevin dust.

This shot was captured at 1:1 using my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 Macro. This photo is uncropped. This meticulously munching mollusk is around 7-8mm in diameter, and is most likely a juvenile!

dickelsbachstrasse, duisburg

Sensitive species. Cropped to the max as I did not want to get too close to disturb the little beauty.

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