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The fat, plump and the hirsute.
I guess the heading may well foil Google searches? Its amazing what can be hunted out in the garden for macro shots. Here is an array of the hairy, bristly or just plain smooth. They sure have keen...
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A Jumping Spider, Dancing Butterflies.
The chill of autumn has started to bite signalling a change of seasons and right on cue are sightings of the beautiful velvety Cape Autumn Widow butterflies. Hundreds can be see hovering above the...
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In The Background
A foreground imprint of a caterpillar’s hearty appetite. In a response to this week’s photo challenge here the focus is on the foreground, while the background melts away. For more interpretations set...
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Hairy caterpillars
Spring continues on in dynamic form and after the good winter rain, the gardens thrive. Not all critters are so welcome though as I find a population explosion of hairy, bristly caterpillars on the...
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The Mystery of the Maggots and the Death’s Head Hawkmoth
Sometimes nature throws a bit of a curved ball with an unexpected outcome and here are my photos in response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Creepy.” I love solving a good mystery and...
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Monday’s Macro: Cape Lappet Moth Larvae Aggregation
Eutricha capensis caterpillars aggregating in Rhus crenata. A clump of 20 – 30 larvae were found well hidden in vegetation. Colourful and gregarious they may be, but as eating machines, these...
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