Wasps gather at the watering hole, a large depression in a rock at Mahukona, that people fill with fresh water for the birds.
I need a drink
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Tag Archives: Macro
The Numbers Game #127
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 744. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Where’s the cabbage?
This Cabbage Butterfly was perfectly happy foraging on an Ilima flower.
Four-humped Stink Bug
Stink Bugs are saddled with an unfortunate, if accurate, name. Four-humped doesn’t do much for improving that image, but it still carries some impressive markings.
Painted Lady Butterfly on ’Ilima flowers
’Ilima flowers (Sida fallax) are native to Hawaii as well as other Pacific islands and China. In Hawaii the flowers are used in leis and highly regarded in Hawaiian culture. Butterflies like them a lot too.
Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
Lesser Meadow Katydid
I think this is one of the Lesser Meadow Katydids, possibly a Long-horned Meadow Katydid. Regardless, I loved it’s colors.
Hornworm Tachinid Fly
The Hornworm Tachinid Fly is considered a beneficial insect because it lays its eggs on caterpillars, which can decimate many varieties of plants. However, that also means it’s an enemy of Monarch Butterflies, which I don’t approve of, because it will do the same to their caterpillars.
The Numbers Game #114
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 236. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Graham's Island 