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Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, female sitting on eggsack
I think these spiders have the weirdest shaped heads...
Bryan and I visited the Japanese Gardens at the Washington Arboretum last month. Nothing was in bloom yet, but these green shoots were looking mighty green! I'd love to revisit this garden during the summer time.
River is wearing a beautiful set by Eurotrash. Thanks Ruth! It was lost in the mail for a whole month, because Bryan tried to mail it to Toronto as a surprise and the stupid post office person couldn't get anything right. He paid for 3 day shipping for nothing.
Call me weird, but there's something sexy about these waves...
And I can't get enough of this place!
Green-winged Orchid / anacamptis morio. Merry's Meadows, Rutland. 21/05/18.
'SELECTIVE FOCUS ON A MYSTERY CACHE'.
It was the lower right flower that I was focussing on.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
I was aware of some kind of a mass on the lower petal, but couldn't work out what I was looking at in the harsh sunny field conditions.
Back at home and viewing the image on a large screen hasn't helped as much as I hoped either. I don't think I'm looking at Cuckoo Spit produced by a Froghopper, because the individual elements within the mass seem too uniform, level and aligned. This leads me to conclude it must be an egg cluster laid by an invertebrate of some kind, although there seem to be an exceptionally large number of eggs.
I wish I had spent longer with this find and made lots more images from different angles. I know it's not the most arresting image of a GWO you will see on Flickr, but it may prove to be intriguing and of interest to some viewers. I'm hoping someone in Flickrland can perhaps solve the mystery!
Hand held and in natural light of a Metallic Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora spp) on a Common Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis). The bee is about 0.4 inch long.
This really looks nice seen LARGE. You can do so against a black background HERE
If the black background doesn’t work, please view just LARGE HERE
Sweat Bee, common name for any of a large family of bees, many of which are attracted to the salts in human perspiration. Most sweat bees are small to medium-sized, 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.40 in) long. They are generally black or metallic colored, and some are brilliant green or brassy yellow. Sweat bees are among the most common bees wherever bees are found, except in Australia, where they are relatively uncommon. There are about 1000 species in the United States, Canada, and Central America.
Sweat bees are particularly numerous in North America. Although their small size makes them relatively inconspicuous, hundreds may swarm over flowers in gardens or meadows. The different species are often difficult to distinguish. Most sweat bees visit a variety of flowers. They sting only if handled.
The life cycles of sweat bees vary tremendously among species. Most species nest in the ground, but some nest in wood. Nests usually consist of a single main tunnel having one or more clumped cells arising from lateral branches. In some species, the bees constantly guard the nest entrances.
A wide range of social development is displayed in the family. Some species, such as the common eastern sweat bee, have been intensively studied. Many insights into the evolution of social behavior among insects have been learned from sweat bees. Many species are solitary-that is, the female builds and occupies its nest alone. This is considered the basic, most primitive nesting behavior. In some sweat bee species, females nest communally, sharing a common nest entrance but constructing cells individually. Many species, including the common eastern sweat bee, show varying levels of sociality, passing through a continuum of stages in social development. In these species, there may be several egg-laying "queens" with the other nest mates functioning as workers. Sometimes generations of these bees overlap and live together and there may be a division of labor among nest mates. However, unlike many social bees, such as honey bees, there is little communication between adults.
In some parasitic species of sweat bees, females invade the nests of other bees and lay their eggs in the food stored by the host bee. The sweat bee larva kills the host larva and consumes the food. Hosts are usually other species of sweat bees.
www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropo...
Beautiful shades of wild green
In the countryside, now are seen
Flowing slowly, across the tears that weep
Into the lake , so wide and deep
Glorious patterns of natures green
Below the spreading trees are seen
Shining below the infinite skies
Placing wild beauty, in every looking eyes
Green Heron - - - - - - ( Butorides virescens )
He is angry because his usual baiting techniques have been thwarted by the coots, many of whom have returned for the cooler months.
He can no longer drop a piece of bread near the shore and merely stand by while it attracts fish to within his reach, because the coots swim over and steal it.
Now, he has to watch for tossed bread, fly over the water to where it floats, and get wet, trying to nab a fish in deeper water.
Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony over the lake, late Monday afternoon, October 16, 2006.
Flickr's "all sizes" links are acting up, and are not working properly in captions at the moment, so see 1st comment, below, for "all sizes" and map links.
Green Heron - this guy was more than a little disturbed by the Red-shouldered Hawk that was intruding into his hunting grounds and hunting him. Huntley Meadows Park
Our Daily Challenge ~ Red and Green
Walking into the garden today it was wonderful to find that one of my new poppies has opened up.
Stay safe and well everyone.
Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo. Any comments or Faves are very much appreciated
Despite their name green iguanas can come in different colours, this can depends in which country they live in. Green iguanas possess a row of spines along their back and along their tails, which helps to protect them from predators. Their whip-like tails can be used to deliver painful strikes and like other lizards when grabbed by the tail, the iguana can allow it to break so it can escape and eventually regenerate a new one. In addition iguanas have a well developed dewlap which helps regulate their body temperature. This dewlap is used in courtship and territorial displays.
Quinault Loop Trail
Olympic National Forest, WA
In early October my wife and I took a week to explore the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. We saw a wide variety of nature and small towns. To see more pictures of our Lake Quinault visit, read my blog post Olympic Peninsula: Quinault, More than Just a Lodge in my blog Batteredsuitcase.net
New Hythe - sitting waiting for the Grizzled Skipper who I had seen a couple of times, but each time it flew I lost it. (must be the most difficult butterfly to spot/follow) Spotted this Hairstreak and managed a few shots, but all on the ground.
Meu vidrinho mais criativo!!
É duochrome, e metálico, cobre com uma camada generosa e ainda dá para usar para carimbar! Tem o pincel achatadinho e perfume... além da tampa em forma de gatinho...o que mais posso pedir?!
RECADINHO : EU VOU NA BEAUTY FAIR! SE VOCÊ FOR, ME ENCONTRE LÁ :)
Bjinhos e boa noite ;)
update 9/9 gente ele ainda lembra o peridot da chanel ehehhee