This iridescent blue beetle was performing some sort of acrobatic stunts. Unfortunately it was too windy to get good shots, I hope I'll do better next time.
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| Blue iridescence scarab beetle on grass stalk. (by-nc-nd) |
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| Blue iridescence scarab beetle. (by-nc-nd) |
Allium vineale (
Wild Garlic,
Crow Garlic) is a perennial bulb flowe
r in the genus
Allium, native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia, and an invasive species. in Australia and North America.
All parts of the plant have a strong garlic odour. Inflorescence is made up of a number of small bulbils and none to a few flowers, subtended by a basal bract. These bulbils are about to sprout.
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| Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) flower buds. (© LightColourShade. All rights reserved) |
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I get the feeling that the blue scarab beetle was actually enjoying the windy conditions :)
ReplyDeleteI bet it was :)
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