The beginnings of an ants nest, the remains of a bone, and a spider.
Category Archives: insects
Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate
Delicate flowers pierced by a prey mantis with a delicate structure.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
Living in the Southern Hemisphere there is not a big change in seasons. However, this is one bug that signifies that the Christmas season is here. They can be found at night bouncing frantically off the sliding glass doors, attracted to the light filtering out onto the deck. In the morning they are scattered over the deck, usually dead or well on their way to being so…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
I wanted to make a statement this week. I needed a means of making a reflection and the only mirror easy to move was the one from my cosmetics bag. I hardly ever use makeup but in this instance it came in pretty handy for making this reflection.
I hope this weeks photograph will make you reflect on the reflection. If you look closely you can see there is a fly on the flowers. Is the fly beautiful or ugly? What is beauty? Why are we so obsessed with beauty? Is beauty natural or put on? What makes someone beautiful?
What is your opinion?
Weekly Photo Challenge: Close
Weekly Photo Challenge: Together
A spider caught an unfortunate fly for lunch. Okay, so maybe this does not give us a warm and fuzzy on the “together” idea but the spider and fly do work togther to form the circle of life.
Spider in a Web
This little spider worked hard this morning to fix up its web. There are loads of spiders here and a similar variety love the citrus trees. This one however, has taken up residence in amongst the leaves of the potted plant near the front door.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wonder
Well, this week I could not believe my luck. Talk about a wonder! I’m highly allergic to bees and wasps so I’m afraid I had to take these photos through my kitchen window as I have both these and paper wasps all around at the moment. Despite a slight blur here and there I had to share these pics of a mud wasp. It really was an amazing wonder to watch.
I’ve put a few of the above as stills too as they are easier to see in larger format.
Mud Wasp: Mud Ball
Mud Wasp: Working on wall of nest
Mud Wasp: Bringing prey to nest
