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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #435 on: September 11, 2021, 11:52:08 AM »
A different view of one of the larger Hoverflies.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #436 on: September 13, 2021, 02:41:19 PM »
Some Hoverflies don't care how close the camera gets. The only problem then is keeping the hands still enough.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #437 on: September 13, 2021, 03:40:36 PM »
C. praesectum, the first of the Conophytum to flower this year. Used to be an Ophthalmophyllum

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #438 on: September 13, 2021, 07:37:07 PM »
A pink flower for a change 😀😀😀

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #439 on: September 15, 2021, 02:28:58 PM »
A touch of sunshine and woohoo!

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #440 on: September 15, 2021, 07:26:58 PM »
Same plant, different lighting.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #441 on: September 16, 2021, 05:16:35 PM »
Some lucky shots you can't not publish.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #442 on: September 17, 2021, 11:55:55 AM »
This little lady ( 10mm body length) has a web that stretches over 6ft between a Toadflax and a Phlox.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #443 on: September 18, 2021, 11:05:05 AM »
A short sequence demonstrating the initial preparation of Carnivorous Plant fertiliser.





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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #444 on: September 18, 2021, 04:01:56 PM »
This is my new friend. She didn't mind the lens being very very close.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #445 on: September 19, 2021, 11:35:58 AM »
Yet another species of Hoverfly.



And another. 😮😮

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #446 on: September 19, 2021, 02:57:09 PM »
More of my boring macros 😇

This is so crisp I had to post.



The business bits in a nasturtium. 60's psychedelic poster art

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #447 on: September 19, 2021, 04:56:59 PM »
I've seen a few Emmelina argoteles around lately, all unwilling to pose. This one was resting on the greenhouse glass so I got a chance to take the photo.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #448 on: September 20, 2021, 02:37:00 PM »
Finally enough sun to open the flowers of Conophytum pillansii.



This Conophytum tantillum ssp. eenkokerense has sneaked out a quick one. I hadn't noticed it had budded.



The little Frithia pulchra v. minima is still happily opening its flower which is still in excellent condition.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #449 on: September 21, 2021, 03:57:05 PM »
The "Carpenter Bee" returned. Any advance?



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