All Posts Tagged ‘Ladybugs’

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Beyond stale…

December 27, 2014
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If the mind renews itself each and every moment… there is no boring job of drudgery.

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[Ladybugs are largely carnivorous and eat little insects called Aphids.  In this photograph, the captured Aphid is ejecting (i.e., offering) some honeydew, but to no avail.  Ants herd Aphids — and protect them like cows – to get honeydew from them (like getting milk from protected cows); but this Ladybug is not just interested in the honeydew; it wants steak for dinner. (There were no protective ants within or around this particular Aphid colony.)]

It likes it medium rare. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

It likes it medium rare. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

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Beyond conflict…

December 6, 2014
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To have a decent rapport with nature…  go beyond the self and become “one with plants and animals.”

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[A Grasshopper (with a penthouse view) and a Ladybug.  Most Grasshoppers are vegetarian, while Ladybugs are mostly carnivorous.  The Ladybug will not attack the Grasshopper, though, since the prey of Ladybugs is much smaller.]

Penthouse View... Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

Penthouse View… Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

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Though everything has marginal boundaries and borders…

September 18, 2014
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Though everything has marginal boundaries and borders… see everything as “all one” unbroken whole!

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[A Dingy Cutworm Moth and a Ladybug (and other small insects) on a Wild Sunflower plant.  Dingy Cutworm Moths are considered pests to crops, such as soybeans, while Ladybugs eat smaller insect pests, such as aphids, and are very beneficial.]

The Lady and the Tramp. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

The Lady and the Tramp. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

 

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It may be a losing battle — getting this sick world well — but…

September 14, 2014
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It may be a losing battle — getting this sick world well — but, like a good surgeon, we’ll keep fighting anyway!      😉

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[These are Ladybugs having an important conference.  Both the adults and the larvae are predators, mostly of aphids; therefore, they are very beneficial in gardens.  Ladybugs are common on plants and often overwinter as adults in large swarms under fallen leaves or bark.]

Ladybugs in an important meeting. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

Ladybugs in an important meeting. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

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It’s easy to conform and to blindly follow rigid patterns; it’s arduous to think for yourself and not merely follow the beaten path.

August 5, 2014
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It’s easy to conform and to blindly follow rigid patterns; it’s arduous to think for yourself and not merely follow the beaten path.

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[Ladybugs – Lady Beetles – as both adults and larvae prey on aphids (plant destroying insect pests) in open habitats.  They hibernate, usually in groups, in the winter. The one pictured is one of the more rare species.]

 

Ladybug surveying the landscape from a good vantage point. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

Ladybug surveying the landscape from a good vantage point. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014