Red Spikey by TwoPynts
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Description
"What's the point?" ~~~~~
From motorcycles to insects. Yes, I have an eclectic gallery, heheheh. Here is little series of pre-butterflies for you. Today we have red -- can you guess what tomorrow's color will be? The first person to guess correctly will get the dubious honor of being mentioned in my comments tomorrow. ;'] Happy Hump Day! ----- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: Longwings (Heliconiinae) Identification: Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots. Life history: Males patrol for females, who lay eggs on many parts of the host plant. Caterpillars feed on most parts of the host. Adults 'vacation' during winter in the south. Flight: Throughout the year in south Florida and South Texas, January-November in the north. Number of broods has not been determined. Wing span: 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 inches (6.3 - 9.5 cm). Caterpillar hosts: Various species of passion-vine including maypops (Passiflora incarnata) and running pop (P. foetida). (My garden would agree with that) Adult food: Nectar from lantana, shepherd's needle, cordias, composites, and others. Habitat: Pastures, open fields, second-growth subtropical forest and edges, city gardens. Range: South America north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to the southern United States. Wanders north to the central United States; rare northward. Conservation: Not usually of concern. -----
Thanks for your "get your motor runnin" comments on my previous upload,
The World Outside My Window
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Comments (47)
Good morning dear (old) friend. Super macro!
Looks really a unusual and fantastic Macro Dear Friend!!!Bravissimo!!!:DDD.Hugsxx
Stunning capture,detail & clarity are excellent........GREEN Stuart
WHOA!...That's spicy!!!.....FUSHIA
Thanks for the wonderful macro photography and the interesting description of this insect!!!
hmmm, the word "ouch" definitely comes to mind :o) good one Kort !
Well done! Excellent Macro!
Wow Kort...you hit a home run with this one..
WOOOW! Magnefic,wonderful macro Kort. Really superb work. I'm so happy you did see him , so you could show us this amazing "being" Thanks:)
{@}~Hello my dear friend, Wowww!!! What a beautiful photography,excelent work, Wonderful,Wonderful,Wonderful, Super Wonderful!!!Congratulations!!! A million stars from me!!!**************************************** Have a wonderful Wednesday. Hug and kiss in Your sweet heart. (Thanks you very much for the nice comments,they are very estimated for my) Luminous blesing. Ludy@>--->---
excellent macro shot!!!
I guess you can kiss that plant goodbye ! great macro and a very freaky looking wee beastie...O.K. tomorrow's colour will be gingham ! hehe ~Cheers~ :o)
Ohhhh such gorgeous macro... I adore this marvellous details and colors!
Yup. Excellent detail! ouch! Um... I guess purple.
Incredible clarity. Most excellent ;-)
Your detail is inspiring! I am awestruck by the vividness of subject and color. Stellar to say the very least...
he doesn't look too cuddly LOL GREAT macro though of this gorgeous caterpillar. :)
Brilliant macro shot. I'm afraid I can't look at it for too long because I don't really like beasties!!
Oh wow!!! What a monster!!! A good camophlage... I'd deffinitely think twice about eating this one if I were a bird!!! Great macro!!!!
My first reaction to this little creature was "yuck" but he really is quite a specimen. Great macro shot Kort - brilliant. And Jodie guessed my colour of purple so I'll have to go for yellow instead! xx
Amazing macro with wonderful colors and details!!!
Great great great macro Kort ! Excellent !
This is my first visit to your work. Incredible is the first word that comes to mind. Your capture is fantastic you most definately have an eye for detail. Thanks for sharing this one.
Stunning details and impressive colors. A perfect macro shot!!
Excellent macro, love the colors and clarity!
Yayks, its a wonder that something so ugly can turn into a beautiful butterfly! Beautiful capture!
fantastic macro bravo
Perfect shot. And so very thorny. I think black and yellow, cause thats the only ones I ever see.LoL
looks like a monster from the deep
really fantastic little beastie :-))