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My submission for Macro Mondays "It's A-Peeling To Me" .... a nice cool cucumber peeled with jaggered edges for extra appeal
Its curled proboscis is covered in nectar and pollen.
Heliconians live far longer than most butterflies because of their ability to externally ingest pollen on their proboscis. Instead of two or three weeks, they can live up to 9 months!
The Tiger Longwing, Hecale Longwing, Golden Longwing, or Golden Heliconian (Heliconius hecale) is a Heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.
Heliconius hecale
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Mono March #3
Can you tell I enjoyed my last visit to Cucumber Falls? I keep posting pics from that same visit. Over and over, but the compositions are all slightly different.
Popsicles made from two kinds of cucumbers; the garden cucumber (light green skin) and Japanese cucumber (dark green skin).
The dreaded spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) is green, or greenish-yellow, with black spots. Unlike its "lady" look-alike, the cucumber beetle has no redeeming qualities. Instead of eating the aphids on roses, the cucumber beetle eats the rose blossom itself. It can devour an African daisy, a poppy, or a lily in a day. Bad, bad bug!
Sure, the light looked warm, but my fingers and toes disagreed wholeheartedly. I love how this place looks different every winter. The ice forms in a different way each year. I really love the little S-curve that the stream has taken on because of the ice blocking some of the natural flow. What a lovely sight!
For 121 Pictures in 2021 #106 "Vegetable that begins with a "C"", these English Cucumbers came from a neighbor's garden. My cucumber plant is still only about a foot (30cm) high. Technically, these are fruits, but most people call them vegetables.
Cucumber Falls last month under somewhat low water conditions. The lighting was perfect under heavily clouded skies and the blanket of leaves caught my attention.
Cucumber Falls is located along Kentuck Road in Ohiopyle State Park.
Given its proximity to civilization, easy access and sheer beauty, it isn't surprising that this place is crawling with people even on weekdays. So I ventured into the creek with my tripod to find a slightly different perspective
Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) on a leaf.
Krzyżak zielony (Araniella cucurbitina) na liściu.
Since I decided not to mow a patch of lawn a couple of months ago, all sorts of little wonders have started to appear, like this little cucumber spider
Still in Random Mode and posting anything that grabs my fancy...
I was photographing honeybees on this pink sedum flower when this lovely beetle crawled into view.
I love its lime-green color and those contrasty dark spots!
Happy Sunday, everyone.
One of the Grey Butcherbirds frequenting our garden. The cucumber support provides a solid perch for this juvenile to have a good look around.
(Cracticus torquatus)