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Painted Lady Butterfly
The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is a well-known and widespread colorful butterfly found all over the world. It belong to family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies). It’s a medium size butterfly having a wing-span of about 55-60 mm. The Painted Lady is also known as the "Thistle Butterfly" because of its strong liking for thistles. The Painted Lady has a pointed forewing which bears a distinct white bar. The hindwing has a submarginal row of 5 tiny black dots. The upperside of the freshly emerged butterfly is orange with rose-like overtones. The underside is a mottled gray, brown, black and blue.
Painted Lady Butterfly Pictures
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantum capillus-veneris, the black maidenhair fern, is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum, family Adiantaceae. It grows to 20-70 cm tall, with very delicate, light green fronds much subdivided into pinnae 5-10 mm long and broad; the frond rachis is black and wiry. Maidenhair Fern is a medicinal herb and have many therapeutic properties. It's used in ailments such as jaundice, kidney stones, shortness of breath and detoxifying the liver.
Black Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris
Jasminum sambac Flowers
Jasminum sambac is a sweetly scented tropical flower. Belonging to the wide genus of Jasmines (Jasminum). Common names of Jasminum sambac are Sampaguita, Philippine Jasmine, Arabian jasmine, Pikake in Hawaii, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Kampupot, and Melati. Jasminum sambac serves as national flower of Philippines.
Jasminum sambac flowers
Wasp Spider Photos
Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is a species of orb-web spider distributed throughout central Europe, Northern Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Like many other members of the genus Argiope, it shows striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen. It builds its web close to the ground in order to catch grasshoppers and crickets, and the female can often be seen hanging upside-down in the middle of her web throughout summer and autumn. The web features a distinctive zig-zag patterned section running vertically through it.
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi)
Dragonfly Pictures
A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the they can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from,and perpendicular to, the body when at rest.
Dragonflies typically eat mosquitoes, midges, and other small insects like flies, bees, and butterflies. They are therefore valued as predators, since they help control populations of harmful insects. Dragonflies are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Dragonflies do not bite or sting humans.
Source: Wikipedia
Dragonflies typically eat mosquitoes, midges, and other small insects like flies, bees, and butterflies. They are therefore valued as predators, since they help control populations of harmful insects. Dragonflies are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Dragonflies do not bite or sting humans.
Source: Wikipedia
Dragonfly