Small packages
Some unexpected garden bounty over the weekend, pretty much all in miniature.
Salvaging my sweet potato vine from the marauding bandicoot brought this treasue to light.
Not more than a mouthful, so back into the soil he went. Something else that went into the soil was this little sweetie:
A gift from my neighbour, who has an extensive collection of bromeliads. This was just one of 2 crates of beautiful broms he gave me. The smell of this mini pineapple was just like an exotic cocktail. I almost pushed a straw into it.
An explosion of new mini critters in the garden – must be because of all the rain, and there has been a lot of it. This was one of the most inquisitive (and beautiful) jumping spiders I’ve ever encountered. He followed me all around the patio. Not bad for a fellow only a few mm long.
Not to be outdone with curiosity was this baby praying mantis. He turned his head to follow me about the palm tree trunk. He was about 20 mm long.
Oh for a macro lense….*sigh*
Male butterflies were quite aggresive in the backyard – chasing off any newcomers. The 2 species below have females which are very differently coloured.
The Eggfly below was almost luminescent in his purple blackness near dusk.
The Cairns birdwing below was one of the most erratic butterflies I’ve seen. It gave me a headache just trying to follow him. He was only still for a nano second. For every decent shot, there were a dozen blurry useless ones. Thank the lord we’re not using film anymore – it’d cost me a fortune!
I’ve a rather larger “friend” I met yesterday in the bush that I’ll upload images of tomorrow….
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Well your vegies are doing better than mine, they all died and no weeds will even grow in the vegy patch. I think the soil has wrong ph. Must try to fix it when it cools down. Your insect pics are fab. I’m glad you let on how hard it was to get the birdwing. I’m never quick enough for butterflies or dragon flies, but I got a bee see my last post.
Yummy looking petit bounty. I didn’t know s potatoes grew a vine.
I learn so much here!!!
Love the insects.
Nice looking butterflies. Not sure about the ‘pooky ‘piders. Good luck with the veges, ours died.
Looovvveee sweet potato so expensive over here at the moment….
Your butterfly pictures are gorgeous…They are my all time favourite…Their vibrant colours simply fascinate me….
I remember one time when I was small a friend of the family took me into a butterfly enclosure at a zoo…I was in my element…I didn`t want to leave….lol
The sweet potato vine is meant to be purely ornamental – they even grow it as a street verge plant here. I had no idea you could harvest it until my neighbour told me. I’m sure the bandicoot will enjoy it….
Great shots Cindy….beautiful insects, delicious fare……