Fuzzy Clustered Blooms
Filed in Plants, 24 December, 2008, 11:09 amPhoto taken at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh NC in early March, 2008.
I didn’t get the detailed photos that I needed and I really have no idea what kind of tree/bloom this is – or even if it was a blooming tree rather than a shrub (my memory fails me).
Scentless Plant Bug
Filed in Bugs, , 10:38 amNiesthrea louisianica
OK – so the picture quality is near crap… but these guys were little and I guess I was too impatient to get a good one. They were found at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC swarming about a rose of Sharon plant (which is in the Hibiscus plant family) along with lots of [...]
Orb Weaver Eats Katydid
Filed in Spiders, 23 December, 2008, 4:20 pmNeoscona crucifera
or
Araneus cavaticus
So here’s the thing – this was gross. Really gross. And really awesome. And right in our front yard. I still haven’t quite figured out what sort of spider she is beyond an orb weaver. I’m leaning toward the first identification.
Monarch Butterfly
Filed in Bugs, 19 December, 2008, 4:47 pmDanaus plexippus
Just a good old fashioned common monarch butterfly (Raulston arboretum in Raleigh, NC). The one on the yellow flower is, I believe, Male (per that dark little dot in the middle of its lower wings). I’m not sure about the one on the pink flower. The caterpillar is like an early/young monarch caterpillar. [...]
Dew!
Filed in Water, 18 December, 2008, 2:31 pmDew = water, and water is so very awesome. The pics above were taken at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.
I remember being in 1st or 2nd grade and reading a book about a girl who was shrunk who had to learn an incredible lesson about how water actually has “skin”. I wish I could [...]
