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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #420 on: September 07, 2021, 03:23:50 AM »
For all we know, it's going to take some time from this moment on (as) we've only just begun.
;D ;D ;D
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #421 on: September 08, 2021, 07:54:40 AM »
This is the one that got away. It's a male Araneus shortly after mating ( repeatedly). The female was very compliant and actually met him half way on the web several times. Unfortunately the light wasn't good enough to capture the sequence on camera.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #422 on: September 08, 2021, 10:40:19 AM »
This morning, I managed to get the camera on the impregnated female from last night.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #423 on: September 08, 2021, 03:13:04 PM »
This plant arrived in a job lot I purchased a couple of years ago. Today it presented me with this.



I have it labelled as Frithia pulchra v. minima as it's somewhat smaller than the species.
The whole plant is about 1" square so in reality it looks more like this.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #424 on: September 08, 2021, 03:27:01 PM »
This plant arrived in a job lot I purchased a couple of years ago. Today it presented me with this.
I have it labelled as Frithia pulchra v. minima as it's somewhat smaller than the species.
The whole plant is about 1" square so in reality it looks more like this


Cute little critter!  Love the  deep pink outers. 
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #425 on: September 09, 2021, 08:14:35 PM »
A cute little Hoverfly on a Delosperma flower. Length 8 - 10 m.



Sphaerophoria sp.?
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #426 on: September 09, 2021, 08:25:25 PM »
A larger image of the Frithia for Maggi.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #427 on: September 10, 2021, 01:07:01 PM »
A larger image of the Frithia for Maggi.
Thanks Fred, it's  lovely!Fascinating surface  on the leaves, too.  Like a cat's tongue.
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #428 on: September 10, 2021, 07:11:03 PM »
I found this on a sunflower leaf. Anyone care to ID?

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #429 on: September 10, 2021, 07:13:56 PM »
I found this on a sunflower leaf. Anyone care to ID?

Don't know- but  you'd think the  answer would  be  transparent, wouldn't  you?!!   ;D :D ;) ::)
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #430 on: September 10, 2021, 07:16:28 PM »
Oh my, I don't know whether to larva cry. 🥳

Edit; I do know the answer now but have a go anyway 😀👍
« Last Edit: September 10, 2021, 07:33:18 PM by fredg »
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #431 on: September 10, 2021, 08:12:12 PM »
My knowledge of such things is woefully small - guess is an aphid-eating predator  of  some  sort?
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« Reply #432 on: September 10, 2021, 08:18:33 PM »
Good guess Maggi 👍
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #433 on: September 11, 2021, 09:40:33 AM »
OK time up, Maggi wins. It's a Hoverfly larva 👍
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« Reply #434 on: September 11, 2021, 10:37:18 AM »
OK time up, Maggi wins. It's a Hoverfly larva 👍
Whoohoo! I won -  Pity I was the only entrant!!  I decided it didn't look like it ate  plants, so that left bug-eating, and seems that's right. A triumph for elimination of possibilities - thanks for the  brain teaser, Fred!
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