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Ooh, now I'm shivering with envy…
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But I'm still jealous…I've never even gotten to see a Painted Lady, much less photograph two of them on one of my favorite flowers!
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Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary components.
My new blog: Intrinsically Knotted
Do you know bugs pretty well? Any idea what type of butterflies or bugs some of my other pics are? I didn't even know these are painted ladies. I really need to study up on my bug knowledge.
The funny thing about this pic is that it was completely random. I stopped at a reststop/welcome center in Florida on the way to Disney World and we were taking pictures in front of the welcome sign. Right next to it was this flower bed... and I snapped this pic like nothing... it was simple... they were posing and only took one shot LOL Which is verrrrry uncommon!!! That is why it is so funny you like this one so much compared to the others I busted my butt to get! LOL
I'm still learning about bugs--mostly butterflies and moths--because I didn't really start looking them up until a few months ago. But I've found a few books and websites that identify the more common ones (and some not-so-common) and I can identify a lot of them now, though not always down to the level of the species. Yours are probably Painted Ladies, though there are a few other kinds of "Ladies" that look similar, and I haven't seen anything yet that tells you how to recognize the differences between similar species.
Random shots are some of the best! I've gotten some of my best shots by being in the right place at the right time, and quite a few mediocre-but-it's-the-best-I-can-do from bugs I've stalked all day.
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Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary components.
My new blog: Intrinsically Knotted
One of the more useful butterfly/moth guides I've found online is this one. It goes by location, rather than by the color of the butterfly, but I didn't find it too hard to navigate, and it's fun looking at (drooling over) all the butterflies I haven't yet seen!
Yeah, that leech wasn't too fun, but at least it didn't itch like a mosquito…
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Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary components.
My new blog: Intrinsically Knotted
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