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Medicago arabica (L.) Hudson
Spotted medick
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Medicago Arabica / Heart Trefoil or Snailshell medick / Withering page 660 / Old Prince of Orange Field Gravesend / May 15
Macro uploaded for alphabet challenge of 2014. Used my x-e1 with macro lens rather than the dslr. Touch of lens flare. Never mind.
Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (British English, Australian English, South African English), ladybugs (North American English) or lady beetles (preferred by some scientists). Lesser-used names include ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly. The family name comes from its type genus, Coccinella. Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone. Coccinellids are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm (0.04 to 0.4 inches), and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, head and antennae. A very large number of species are mostly or entirely black, gray, or brown and may be difficult for non-entomologists to recognize as coccinellids (and, conversely, there are many small beetles that are easily mistaken as such, like tortoise beetles).
Coccinellids are generally considered useful insects as many species feed on aphids or scale insects, which are pests in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and similar places. The Mall of America, for instance, releases thousands of ladybugs into its indoor park as a natural means of pest control for its gardens. Some people consider seeing them or having them land on one's body to be a sign of good luck to come, and that killing them presages bad luck. A few species are pests in North America and Europe.
I found these by the side of the road on one of my previous road trips. There had been a huge glass jar full of them and it ended up smashed on the ground at some point. I'm really curious about the story of these shells.
Anyway, I scooped a bunch of 'em up in an empty McDonald's cup on the assumption that I could do an Art with them. Spent today taking some macro shots of things, including these.
A tiny mushroom grows from an empty snail shell.....mother nature has to be the mother of invention!
A handful of pebbles, faux leaves and a snail shell under diffused led light gives a peaceful low key image
I found this tiny snail shell, smaller than a pea, in a fold of the curtain in our porch. The porch can get very hot, this was totally dessicated and almost weightless.
We have some mirrors in our garden in an attempt to prevent the numerous neighbourly cats from visiting (mirrors seem to work quite well FYI!).
Yesterday while in the garden I noticed this empty and rather tatty snail shell in front of one of the mirrors and just had to reach for my camera. The mirror is quite dirty from the rain, but for some reason I like the effect.
Initially I wasn't going to bother uploading this shot but then I thought that if I don't upload it what was the point in taking it in the first place. I think it's important to take photos for yourself and put them out there regardless of how you believe others may view your work. :)
During my walk on the Devil's Kitchen Trail in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York, USA on April 20, 2023, I noticed this snail shell beside the path. A few days later, at another park, I saw a similar shell. According to iNaturalist, both snails I saw are probably Eastern White-Lipped Snails.
As far as I can tell, this an ordinary Garden Snail although, the marking on it's shell look like something from an Egyptian tomb.
The shell of the giant triton (Charonia tritonis), which lives in the Indo-Pacific faunal zone, can grow to over half a metre (20 inches) in length.
When we were exploring and botanizing the beautiful acreage (south west of Calgary and west of Millarville) belonging to Janel Butler and her family four days ago, this teeny shell was noticed on the ground. It was temporarily placed on our botany list, and then returned to its original place. (Not my handwriting, by the way, ha).
I am absolutely dead beat - and my feet are killing me and my hips are complaining that they were forced to climb a very steep hillside covered in very slippery grass, as part of our hike today, LOL! I left home at 7:30 a.m. and got home this evening around 9:00 p.m. Apart from three of us stopping to have some supper on the way home, we have been out walking the rolling prairie grasslands south west of the city, west of Nanton, hour after hour after hour ; ) We record every plant we come across, every bird, animal, insect, etc.. Every time we go out to botanize someone's acreage or do a botanizing hike in the foothills or mountains, it's a wonderful win/win situation. We get the amazing chance to see new places and new things, and the ranch/acreage owners are given a complete list of our findings. Not too warm today but dreadfully windy. I almost dread taking a look at my photos in case none of them are sharp enough. Photographing wildflowers in strong winds really doesn't work, LOL.
Shot on Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 & Marumi DHG200 +5
My Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 Review:
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