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I don't know what kind of a wasp this is; it's not as common as the annoying Yellow Jacket wasps that ruin our picnics. Much as we recoil from wasps, killing them willy-nilly means we are killing off an important pollinator.
'Queen of the Night' (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) cactus family plants originate in South American rainforests and bloom once a year, each flower for about eight hours. Pollination is effected by gypsy moths (and other insects) seeking nectar by clambering over the multi-lobed stigma and anthers suitably positioned for contact. This occurs in almost total darkness hence the enticing and effusive perfume of the flowers
One from the Spring, nothing like Spring here today though! This little bee happily pollinating the violas. HBBBT
Alfalfa Looper Moth
This is a relatively common moth that is a daytime pollinator; however it doesn't often sit still, so I was lucky to find this one posing
These thistles are bi annual, so they only flower once and the plant dies , leaving a nice deep root that opens the soil and acts as a wick to move moisture up or down, to help keep pants healthy.
And butterflies are all over them, best place to find butterflies, unless you have a butterfly bush, but they don't grow here...
fioriscono gli ellebori di Natale e i bombi arrivano all'appuntamento
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This is a male pine tree that produces pollen on the little buds you see here. The pollen is released giving you nice yellow stuff all over your car and makes its way to the pine cones on the female pine tree. Nice for allergies!
I specifically set out to see the Snowberry clearwing moths (Hermaris diffinis) at Close Memorial Park and was not disappointed. I almost missed them because in my memory from last year, they were much larger. The Butterfly House was active with visitors but for me the draw was outside with these little speedsters. The flowers are a variety of Butterfly bush, thanks to Gary Seloff via iNaturalist for the ID.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Flowers'.
A brief opportunity of sunshine (through a dirty conservatory window) provided lovely back light to capture this flower of my Christmas cactus Schlumbergera buckleyi, allowing the light to glow through the tiny translucent body of the snail - the shell was less than 1cm across.
It is a little-known fact that snails can act as flower pollinators, transferring pollen from the anthers on the cluster of the stamens to the stigma at the end of the long style.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph. In fact, the snail seemed to enjoy a wee snack of the pollen - as it crawled along the style, it was fascinating to watch the mouthparts gobbling up the pollen that had fallen from the anthers.
He'll be back...
Explored (Number 19) January 26, 2022 for the Explore take-over - selected from submission to 'Best Wildlife' thread from Your Best Shot 2021.
I don't know about you but I need a little bit of colour today! Happy Fly Day Friday have a great day folks ;0)
The spring bees are out in full force pollinating. That is a good thing!
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I plant these excellent pollinators every year around Mother's Day. A frost will kill them. They bring hummingbirds and butterflies to our front yard. The deer leave them alone. We have a lot of deer..
Looking close... on Friday! theme : #Bees
The flower doesn't dream of the bee,
it blossoms and the bee comes.
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I believe this is a sweat or halictid bee. She really knew which flower to pose in, to draw attention to her amazing colour!