Woolly Bears are Fuzzy, Beautiful, Fuzzy Caterpillars
Face of a Woolly Bear Some of the fuzziest caterpillars we see around north central Florida are the woolly bears...
Nature Can Really Turn Up in Some Very Strange Places
Out of the Forest You have probably read some place that if you are looking, you can find nature all...
Colorful Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars are Quite Striking with Many Spikes
Life on Passion Fruit I had been starting to wonder if I was going to get any passion fruit vines...
Bee Flies are Very Cool and Interesting Little Flies
Rainbows and Varigations Florida is well known for having more than its share of flies, many of which bite or...
Blue Dashers are Incredible Gems of the Dragonfly World
Blue Deluxe Along with numerous flowers, come numerous insects, and along with insects come predators. One type of highly successful...
Imperfection Doesn’t Keep this Ladybeetle from being Beautiful
Imperfection One afternoon, while I was photographing flowers, I discovered this little multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis), crawling among the...
It’s the Time of Year that Colorful Pickerel Weed is in Bloom
Coming Alive Even though spring is just getting underway in much of the northern hemisphere, here in the southern United...
Prickly Poppies Can Definitely Poke You, but They are Beautiful
Sunspot With so many beautiful plants and flowers around north central Florida, it’s sometimes hard to choose standouts. But one...
The Gardenias are Beautiful in Full Bloom
Transcendense Two years ago something happened that killed off about half of one of my gardenia bushes. I cut all...
Happy Mother’s Day to All the Mothers Out There!
Happy Mother’s Day 2024 Here’s a big Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers, Grandmothers, Greatgrandmothers, and Great Great Grandmothers...
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