shanlung Posted January 9, 2016 Beauty is in eyes of beholder. Orchid below will drive male thynnine wasps and gives out scent and looked so much like the female wasp that the male wasp engages in holy yapyum with the flower thinking he latched on a succulent female wasp. Same same for spider orchid below! Idiotic Taoist warning wasps to lust with care 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 9, 2016 That snake just got a rat into its belly. It wouldn't be able to run away if it wanted to. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 9, 2016 Beauty is in eyes of beholder. Orchid below will drive male thynnine wasps and gives out scent and looked so much like the female wasp that the male wasp engages in holy yapyum with the flower thinking he latched on a succulent female wasp. Those are tricks many plants use to get pollinated. There is only one insect on the planet that can pollinate the Brazil Nut flower. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieTrees Posted January 9, 2016 That snake just got a rat into its belly. It wouldn't be able to run away if it wanted to. Hi Marblehead, Not a snake,blue tongue lizard turned up one of those really hot days,the kids gave it a drink of water,then it retreated to shade. Not a flower either but part of the flower garden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) Hi Marblehead, Not a snake,blue tongue lizard turned up one of those really hot days,the kids gave it a drink of water,then it retreated to shade. Not a flower either but part of the flower garden. Nice that your kids are relating with nature in a peaceful manner. I have known kids who, on seeing something like that would want to kill it. Yeah, the flowers bring insects, the insects bring lizards, the lizards bring snakes. All part of the eco system. Edited January 9, 2016 by Marblehead 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 10, 2016 I am down to less than 50 black and white graphics to colorize. Moving right along. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieTrees Posted January 14, 2016 I am down to less than 50 black and white graphics to colorize. Moving right along. Hi Marblehead, It will be alright to post black and white pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 14, 2016 Hi Marblehead, It will be alright to post black and white pics. Yeah, I know. But this is a project for myself as well. For a very long time I have wanted to colorize those pictures but just never got around to it. Now I have a reason. The job will get done. Then I will post some. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieTrees Posted January 16, 2016 Hi Marblehead, So are going to tell us about the only insect to pollinate a Brazil nut flower? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 16, 2016 Hi Marblehead, So are going to tell us about the only insect to pollinate a Brazil nut flower? I forgot. It is a very large bee, can't recall it's name. It is the only one that has enough strength to lift one flower pedal to get to the nectar. Let's see ... yes, it is called the Orchid Bee. And it is done by only the female. The male is smaller and gets its food elsewhere. It was said that this is why the Brazil Nut tree has never been cultivated. All harvesting is done from trees growing in the wild. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 19, 2016 I saw that little pollinater in the forth picture. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 21, 2016 That first one is pretty hairy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 1, 2016 I'm just bumping this so it doesn't get lost before I get done with my flowers. I'm almost half way through the second phase of edit and clean up. I might post a "Before" and "After" picture of one I have completed just to show anyone who is interested what I am doing during this second phase. (It doesn't take too much imagination to visualize one being colorized from black and white.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 2, 2016 Lady bugs are good guys. They are carnivores. They eat things that would otherwise destroy the plant. Most ants are good too. . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieTrees Posted February 11, 2016 Still waiting for new flowers to grow. So these are old flowers,bit like old people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 11, 2016 Yep. That's what an overnight frost will do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites