For the love of Monarda
Those insects sure like my Monarda!
Tag: insects
Insect of the day (pinky-lover)
My insect of the day is a tiny unidentified coleoptera, lost in an ocean of pink. Approx. 2-3 mm long, maybe of the Chrysomelidae family?
A European stag beetle on my lawn!
This beautiful specimen of Lucanus cervus (male) (European stag beetle) was walking quietly on my lawn. I had plenty of time to take his picture from several angles. Who says a well-tended garden and lawn are bad for biodiversity?
Macro Photography Safari
This morning, a little macro safari by the river, for a change from the garden. I met the “usual suspects” there…
The ant and the aphids…
Fable of the day
Surprise visit of an “empress” in the garden
In the past years I’ve came back empty-handed and disgusted from several “insect safaris” field trips in the surrounding countryside. As a result, since I no longer go to watch the insects, they come to visit me in my garden. When I saw this magnificent “dragonfly” still asleep on a…
Visit of a Praying Mantis
This morning I “rescued” a praying mantis caught in a spider web in a corner of my garden shed. This is the season when these insects seek refuge indoors. Relatively rare north of the Loire, this is only the third specimen I have seen here in 20 years!So I carefully…
Insects of the day in papi Jo’s garden (May 2019)
Asian hornet visiting the garden
Hi all bug lovers! Just spotted this lovely (?) specimen of Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) in my garden this morning. Actually there were 3 individuals altogether, sitting either on a chrysanthemum plant or on the foliage of my choisya. On the choisya they were licking the honeydew on the leaves.
Some insects in Papi Joe’s Garden…
There are less and less interesting insects about, so it’s kind of re-assuring to spot them in the garden. They are not all as nice-looking or friendly to the plants, but here there are… Click on the thumbnails to view the larger images.