A pair of variable lady beetles mating on the underside of a leaf on a passion flower vine.
Category Archives: Animals
Naio
Naio (Myoporum sandwicense) used to grow in great abundance in Hawaii, but now is much less common. It has some similarities to true sandalwood and was passed off as the latter without much success, leading to it’s other names of false sandalwood or, less sympathetically, bastard sandalwood.
This small tree was found growing on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea.
Potted gecko
A gold dust day gecko peers out from behind a flowerpot.
Cruising dragonfly
I came across this dragonfly cruising up and down a large, muddy puddle in such a regular fashion, it could have been on rails.
Mango flower beetle
This mango flower beetle was hanging out on the washing line. Probably wouldn’t be right at the top of a ‘cute creatures’ list.
New moo
This calf is probably half-an-hour old. Mom was busy cleaning him while he got some nourishment. Then he decided to try out his very wobbly legs while mom followed, still cleaning.
Newborn calves look like they’ve stepped out of a laundry detergent commercial – crisp and clean, and brighter than bright.
Cattle and pu’u
Cattle graze on dry grassland near Waimea. A pu’u is a hill or cinder cone in Hawaiian.
Rusty millipede
I came across this rusty millipede (Trigoniulus lumbricinus) while out on a walk. It was going at a good clip, at least until the terrain got a little tougher. The big question, of course, is what happens when a millipede trips?
