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clematis with an almost invisible aphid above. the title is a pun on an old W.C. Fields throw away line "Go Away Kid, Ya Bother Me"
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these beetles destroy lilies, so this one hasn't started to chow down yet. they are the bane of any lily gardener, but are beautiful to photograph in contrast with the lime green of the unopened lily. this is a closer crop of an earlier post, and i changed the name.
this tiny jumping spider has been inhabiting a stand of black-eyed susans in a garden on my street. i've seen and photographed this particular spider several times over the last few weeks.
Mmmm . . . some of the pollen's already on these pistils . . . mmm . . . I'll just lick it off . . . it's moving . . . OK, I'll hold it with my leg while I lick it . . . that's it . . . mmmmm.
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handrwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae), also called four-footed butterfly, mourning cloak butterfly [Credit: Stephen Dalton]any of a group of butterflies (order Lepidoptera) that are named for their characteristically reduced forelegs, which are frequently hairy and resemble brushes. The insects’ alternative name derives from the fact that there are only four functional, or walking, legs.
from Encyclopedia Britannica
Nikon D90 Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + Handheld
This unique flower can be found at the new lily pond in Penang Botanical Garden. I like the contrast of yellow and blue.
With the end of summer nearing, this one was bathing in pollen while the flowers were still in bloom.
virginia tiger moth caterpiller in spirea in a neighbor's garden
for those of you too young to remember phyllis diller, she was a raunchy female comedian of the 60's & 70's who always badmouthed her husband "fang", laughed at her own jokes, and had the frizziest hair imaginable.
see photo of phyllis at www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/phyllis_diller.jpg.
