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mousetoe-wc · 7 months

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I Got bored one time awhile ago and made a list of every prefix plus some into organised sections so I thought I might as well share.

All the ones that aren’t cannon to warriors, yet at lest are bold

Describing names

Colours: red, russet, copper, golden, amber, yellow, green, blue, violet, pink, white, gray, black, ebony, dark, pale, silver, brown, tawny, fallow

Pattern, Texture + Size: spot/ted, dapple, speckle, freckle, brindle, patch, mottle, ragged, tangle, kink, bristle, fuzzy, curl/y, wooly, soft, sleek, little, tiny, small, slight, short, tall, long, big, heavy, crooked, broken, half, stumpy, shred, torn, jagged

Actions + Character: flip, pounce, bounce, jump, hop, crouch, down, low, drift, flail, strike, running, fidget, mumble, whistle, snap, sneeze, shiver/ing, shining, flutter, fallen, lost, rush, fleet, quick, shy, sweet, brave, loud, quiet, wild, hope, wish,

Other: claw, whisker, dead, odd, one, spike, fringe, echo, song, hallow, haven

Elements

Time + Weather: day, night, dusk, dawn, morning, sky, sun/ny, moon, storm, lightning, thunder, cloud/y, mist/y, fog, snow, blizzard, ice, frost, dew, drizzle, rain, clear, wind, breeze, gale, shadow, shade, bright, light,

Earth/Water/Fire names: stone, rock, boulder, slate, flint, pebble, gravel, sand/y, dust, mud/dy, meadow, hill, rubble, river, ripple, whorl, float, rapid, shimmer, lake, swamp, marsh, wave, wet, bubbling, splash, puddle, pool, creek, fire, flame, flicker, flash, blaze, scorch, ember, spark, ash, soot, cinder, smoke

Plants

Trees: alder, aspen, birch, beech, cedar, cypress, pine, elm, willow, oak, larch, maple, bay, rowan, timber, bark, log, wood, twig, acorn, cone, seed, spire

Berry/Nut/Fruit/Herb: juniper, elder, sloe, holly, yew, mistle, bramble, hickory, hazel, chestnut, nut, apple, cherry, cranberry, olive, pear, plum, peach, chive, mint, fennel, sage, basil, mallow, parsley

Flowers: aster, poppy, primrose, rose, bluebell, marigold, tansy, pansy, briar, cherry, daisy, dandelion, daffodil, tulip, violet, lily, myrtle, thrift, yarrow, heather, lavender, blossom, bloom, flower, petal

Other: leaf, frond, fern, bracken, sorrel, hay, rye, oat, wheat, cotton, reed, pod, cinnamon, milkweed, grass, clover, weed, stem, sedge, gorse, furze, flax, nettle, thistle, ivy, moss, lichen, bush, vine, root, thorn, prickle, nectar

Animals

Mammals: mouse, rat, mole, vole, shrew, squirrel, hedgehog, bat, rabbit, hare, ferret, weasel, stoat, mink, marten, otter, hog, wolf, hound, fox, vixen, badger, deer, doe, stag, fawn, sheep, cow, pig, lion, tiger, leopard, lynx, milk

Birds: robin, jay, cardinal, thrush, sparrow, swallow, shrike, starling, rook, swift, dove, pigeon, crow, raven, duck, goose, heron, wren, finch, swan, stork, quail, gull, lark, owl, eagle, hawk, kestrel, buzzard, kite, hoot, feather, bird, egg, talon

Fish, Reptiles + Amphibians: pike, perch, pollack, trout, tench, cod, carp, bass, bream, eel, minnow, fin, snake, adder, lizard, turtle, frog, toad, newt

Bug type Names: bug, lady or ladybug, moth, spider, ant, snail, slug, beetle, bee, wasp, dragon or dragonfly, bumble, worm, maggot, cricket, fly, midge, web, honey

Skyclan + Warriorclan: Bella, Billy, Big, Harry, Harvey, Snook, Ebony, Monkey

#warrior cats #wc

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mppmaraudergirl · 10 months

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frown a @jilymicrofics

The greenhouses are teeming with life: plants now overgrown and bathing in sunlight, bugs and beetles crawling about on every leaf or stem or petal, and students all anxious to shed their robes in enjoyment of the warm June afternoon.

James navigates his way through this unusual crowd; despite his height, he weaves easily through the groups of students, taking in their laughter and jokes, a warmth as easy to bask in as the overhead sun. It is courtesy of a folded piece of parchment located in his pocket that he can easily find who he seeks. Otherwise, he would have had to duck in and out of several greenhouses first.

His stomach coils at the sight of her, the familiar sight of his girlfriend hunched over a table, frown clearly visible as she shuffles through parchment. He half considers leaning against the nearest wall, creating a game where he sees just how long it will take Lily to notice that he’s arrived. Before he can decide whether or not to do so, she clears her throat.

“Yes, James?”

He grins, moving forward as if gravity itself is tugging him toward her, he the tides and she the glowing moon. “Thought I’d find you here.”

Lily can’t stop her mouth from twitching. “Funny, that, seeing as I told you I’d be here.”

James comes to rest next to her, but then can’t help but reach out, nudging her shoulder with his side. “Yes, but that was hours ago. I figured you’d be done by now.”

“Got distracted.”

“Get undistracted.”

“Hmm.”

“Okay. Be distracted in a different way now.”

She looks up, finally meeting his eye, and not for the first time (and certainly not the last) does he marvel at the beauty of that green, a startling bright emerald amongst the plants behind her. “A different way? Like by you?”

He grins, slipping his fingers through the loose strands of hair by her ear. “Of course not. I am not distracting in the least.”

She laughs and he returns it in earnest as she stands, wrapping a hand around his wrist. “Aren’t you?”

“No.”

Lily’s laughter softens, in its place a searching gaze, the kind he thinks could see straight through him and into his soul if she wished. “Liar,” she whispers, a tease as much as an accusation, and his only reply is the wordless press of his lips to hers.

“You are a distraction,” she will tell him later, when he forgets all about his insistence otherwise, when his guard is down in the complete contentedness of being together, “and the best kind, too.”

#jily #jily fic #drabble #jily microfic #james potter #lily evans #jple #can't write for shit so figured why not!!

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unkn0wnvariable · 7 months

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Scarlet Lily Beetles

A pair of scarlet lily beetles mating on a lily leaf in the afternoon sunlight, in the garden.

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warrior-names · 5 months

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Prefixes/Suffixes for RiverClan Cats

Words from things that can't be found in North America or Europe [or freshwater] aren't included; this list is made based on RiverClan territory, culture, & prey.

110+ prefixes and 30+ suffixes under the cut!

Prefixes

A

Acara-

Alder-

Algae-

Angler-

Azalea-

B

Barbel-

Bass-

Bay-

Beaver-

Beetle-

Bog-

Bowfin-

Bream-

Burbot-

C

Carp-

Catfish-

Chestnut-

Chub-

Cisco-

Clam-

Clay-

Clover-

Creek-

Cod-

D

Damselfly-

Dapple-

Dappled-

Dogwood-

Dragonfly-

Drop-

E

Eel-

Egret-

F

Fern-

Fin-

Flounder-

Flower-

Frog-

G

Gar-

Goby-

Goldenrod-

Goureen-

Grayling-

Gudgeon-

H

Herring-

Huchen-

Hyacinth-

I

Ide-

Iris-

L

Lake-

Lamprey-

Lily-

Loach-

Lotus-

M

Mackerel-

Magnolia-

Mangrove-

Marigold-

Marsh-

Mayfly-

Mink-

Minnow-

Mosquito-

Moss-

Mud-

Muddy-

N

Nase-

O

Oak-

Orfe-

Otter-

Oyster-

P

Pearl-

Peat-

Pebble-

Perch-

Pike-

Pond-

Primrose-

Puddle-

R

Rain-

Ray-

Reed-

Rice-

Ripple-

Rudd-

Ruffe-

Rush-

S

Salmon-

Sander-

Sedge-

Shad-

Shell-

Silt-

Skeeter-

Snook-

Spirlin-

Splash-

Stingray-

Storm-

Stream-

Streber-

Sturgeon-

T

Tadpole-

Tench-

Toad-

Trout-

Turtle-

V

Vendace-

Vimba-

Vine-

Vole-

W

Wave-

Willow-

Suffixes

B

berry

branch

C

creek

D

dapple

dew

drop

droplet

F

fin

fish

flower

G

glimmer

L

lake

leaf

M

marsh

moss

P

pond

puddle

R

rain

ripple

S

scale

shimmer

shine

splash

storm

stream

T

tail

V

vine

W

wave

#warrior names #prefixes #suffixes #/ Region:#North America #Europe #/ Clan:#RiverClan #/ Reach:#TumblrClan #warriors #warrior cats #warriors oc #warriors roleplay #oc inspiration #oc inspo

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greekstar · 1 year

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Warrior cat name Ideas Prefixes - A-Z A Acorn Adder Amber Ant Apple Arch Arrow Aspen Ash Asher Alder Amber B Badger Bark Beech Bellow Birch Berry Bird Black Blizzard Brave Breeze Bright Brown Bell Bug Beetle Bluebell Blue Bounce Brindle Brush Bush Buzzard Buzz Bee Bumble Bass Basil Bubble Brine Beaver Bison (I feel like this only goes good with ‘horn’ or Bisonpelt/fur.) Bat Bone Butterfly Burdock Broken Bramble Bracken Bay Brisk Blossom Briar Boil Branch Bud C Cloud Cloudy Crystal Cold Cricket Cliff Cardinal Crying Cougar Coyote Cobweb Chick Cow Cave Cheetah Carrot Coral Cactus Claw Cedar Cherry Cinder Clover Copper Creek Crooked Crouch Crow D Dew Dewy Duck Dusty Dust Dune Down Dagger Dodge Dolphin Daisy Doe Dapple Dappled Dark Dawn Dead Dove Drift Dusk E Eagle Ebony Echo Egg Eel Ember F Fallen Fallow Fawn Feather Fennel Fern Ferret Finch Fire Flame Fleet Flint Flower Flow Fly Fox Freckle Frog Frost Furze Fuzzy Foal Falling Fall G Gale Gust Golden Gold Goose Gorse Gorge Grass Gray Green Grass Goldfish Guppy Ghost H Hail Half Hare Hawk Hay Hoot Hazel Heather Heavy Hollow Holly Honey Honeycomb Hummingbird Horse Happy Hornet Hound Heron I Ice Ivy J Jagged Jay Joy Jaguar Jackdaw Jump Juniper K Kestrel Kink Koi L Lake Larch Leaf Lark Leopard Lichen Lightning Lily Lion Little Lizard Log Long Lost Loud Low Lynx M Maggot Mallow Maple Marsh Meadow Milk Minnow Mint Mist Misty Mole Moon Morning Moss Mossy Moth Mottle Mouse Mouth Mud Mumble Mink Muddy Moonlight Mountain Mushroom Monkey N Nettle Needle Nut Newt Night Nimble O Oak Oat Odd Olive One Otter Owl Orange Ocean Orca Opal P Pale Perch Pool Pike Peak Prickle Pounce Pine Petal Petal Pebble Pear Patch Pirate(kittypet or loner) Polar Peach Panda Pond Pigeon Plum Q Quail Quick R Rabbit Rain Ragged Rat Rattle Root Raspberry Reed Red Robin Rock Rose Rowan Rubble Running Rushing Rush Russet Rust Rye Raven Raccoon Rustle Rattlesnake Ravine Rapid S Sage Short Sheep Sedge Shrew Slate Slow Snail Sneeze Sorrel Soot Spider Spruce Sun Sunny Swallow Shallow Shade Sharp Scorch Sand Sandy Sky Silver Smoke Snake Soft Snow Sparrow Speckle Splash Spotted Squirrel Stalking Stalk Stalker Starling Stone Storm Stumpy Stump Sweet Swift Shred Sloe Shell Seed Shimmer Shimmering Skunk Spirit Squid Shy Sound Summer Sapphire Spiraling Spiral Shark Saturn T Tall Talon Tooth Timber Tiger Twig Tumble Thorn Thistle Thrush Tawny Tangle Ting Trout Torn Toad Tiny V Vine Vixen Void Vole W Wasp Weasel Web Weed Wet Whisker White Whale Wild Willow Wind Wolf Winter Wisteria Whisper Whispering Water Wave Waver Whisper Watermelon Whistle Wood Y Yellow

Yew

Yarrow- suggested

You guys DONT WANNA KNOW how LONG this took. I’m crying. And I might’ve missed some so feel free to send me messages in chat to request me editing it and putting it in some (not like messaging but the. Chat in this post lol.)

@cryptidclaw I also did this for our Au to help us with renaming.

I will get to suffixes soon I promise.

#Greekstar’s Suffixes/Prefixes #name ideas #Prefixes #suffixes #Just some name suggestions.

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onenicebugperday · 2 years

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@tinymacaroni submitted: found this little fella in my bathtub in portland, oregon and was wondering who it might be? thanks for all the help you give folks with bug stuff, btw!

My pleasure! This fellow looks like a waterlily leaf beetle, so maybe it thought there might be water lilies in your bathtub lol. Cute!

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #beetle #leaf beetle #waterlily leaf beetle

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honoringthor · 9 months

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Hel correspondences

Most of this is upg.

Plants🌱 (most are associated w/death and memory.)

🌹 flowers

White flowers, Lilacs , Roses (esp dark red/crimson, black, dried white), Forget-me-not, Poet daffodil (narcissus poeticus), Fairy bells, mullien, Waterlily, arum lily, big leaf periwinkle, viola, zinnia, snakeroot, Bluebonnet, carnations (pink, purple) mandrake, henbane, anemone, asphodel,

🌿 herbs

Rosemary, thyme, tobacco,

🌲 trees/shrubs

Cypress, Yew, Beech, elder, elm, apple trees, willow, blackthorn, evergreens, oleander, hydragea

Colors

🖤 maroon, 💙, 🤍 ♥️

🪨 stones

Onyx, smokey quartz, quartz, fossils, jet, vulcanite, amethyst, apache tears, carnelian, turquoise,

Animals.🐶🐍

Dogs 🐶 flies, carrion beetles 🪲, vultures, butterflies butterfly 🦋, corvids 🐦‍⬛, snakes 🐍, scavengers,

Other stuff

Mourning jewelry, grave markers, things you inherited, mushrooms, fall leaves, ....

Offerings.

visit/care for cemeteries, pay respects to the dead, playlist, poetry, skulls/bones, food, water, wine, tea, coffee, make art, learn about death traditions (if you're in the right headspace) , things you find comfort in, doing something you've always wanted too, self care, learn about history, tell/read ghost stories, a place of on your alter if you have one, whatever feels right,

👻☠️🖤💀🍂🍄

What do you associate with Hel?

🍄💀🖤

#pagan #paganblr #devotional #goddess #heathen #jotunn #hel #hel deity #hela deity #hela #hel devotee

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lyril · 2 years

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why lily leaf beetles in my home........ no lilys to eat in here.. what are you doing where did you come from silly bug

this^

#talk #animals #bugs #walking on me in BED nonetheless

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katiajewelbox · 2 years

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I got a lot of stimulating questions for “Fascination of Plants Day”. Here are some questions and my answers.

Q: Here's a simple one, how do plants breath? A: Through their stomata, the microscopic pores usually found on the undersides of leaves. These tiny mouths can open and close depending on humidity, light stimulus, and chemical signals. The pores allow CO2 to enter the leaf and oxygen to exit as part of photosynthesis. Plants also do aerobic respiration, and in this case they take in oxygen and give off CO2 when releasing energy.

Q: Do plants undergo UV damage too? A: Yes they do! Excessive UV radiation can damage the DNA in plant tissue just like in human skin cells. Damage to the photosynthesis cellular equipment is a big danger from UV light. Plants have a plethora of other pigments, like anthocyanins, to help absorb excess UV light and keep the correct amount of UV light stimulating photosynthesis but not damaging the cells.

Q: Which plant is historically the most important? Why? A: One highly important plant in human history that often gets overlooked is the Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis). This South American tree's secretions are the raw material for natural rubber. Indigenous Americans discovered the latex's potential for making rubber sports balls, chewing gum, and works of art but it wasn't until the Industrial Revolution in the Western world that rubber became really important. A lot of Industrial Revolution transportation technology, like automobiles, hoses, tires, modern cooking equipment, and more rely on rubber components. The cultivation of rubber tree plantations also changed the political and economic history of many nations in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the late 19th century.

Q: Which discovery from plant science has had the widest application in other fields through reverse engineering? A: This is a question with a lot of answers, but one example I like is Barbara McClintock's discovery of transposons or "jumping genes" in Native American multicoloured corn. The mysterious colour patterns of these beautiful corn cobs, which are a popular autumn home decor item in North America, inspired the scientist to look into the biological cause of the colour patterns. Subsequently, these jumping genes were found in all prokaryotes and eukaryotes and help explain the presence of non-coding DNA.

Q: Hello, please tell me what method and fertilizer should be used to enlarge and spread the leaves of flowers and plants. Thank you. A: Hi there! For encouraging leaf development, I recommend using fertilisers that are high in nitrogen. A natural high nitrogen fertiliser is processed chicken manure. To encourage flower and fruit development, a fertiliser higher in phosphates is better. A natural choice is blood, fish, and bone meal.

Q: Any thoughts on how to get rid of the lily beetle? A: There are commercial pesticides, but another approach might be to introduce parasitoid wasps into your garden! These are tiny wasps that are harmless to humans but prey upon the Lily Beetles (Lilioceris lilii). The wasps lay their eggs in the beetle larvae bodies, and eat them from the inside out. Gruesome, but a natural and effective way to control the beetle population. There are some native British species of parasitoid wasp shown to be effective against Lily Beetle overpopulation, so maybe these could be introduced into your garden?

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declanfs · 11 months

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May 21, 2023

So you’ve gotten a lot more independent and we’re doing so many fun things now that the weather is nice, so I’ve been neglecting updates. Since my last post in March:

- you like to play and lay and dig in sawdust that dada dumps over the fence

- we started giving you melatonin at bedtime and it has been a game changer. Instead of taking 90 min to fall asleep, it takes 20-30, which is a totally normal amount of time. I think that your body just has a hard time winding down and then you get overtired and its just a disaster. But melatonin is the little nudge you need to relax.

- you dug in the ashes of the fire pit and burned 6/8 of your finger tips

-you completed your second wave of survival swim and can now begrudgingly survive and swim to the edge of the pool if you somehow fall in unsupervised - highly unlikely, but better to be prepared.

- we’ve learned you like to wear noise canceling headphones for chronic loud noises (lawn mowers, power washer, etc), so that’s really cool to be aware of when you are so little. (I ordered them for a monster truck show that we ended up not going to)

- you got your second haircut

- Easter! You did so great at the egg hunt and loved your stuffed honey bee the Easter bunny left. Along with egg shaped chalk and garden tools and way too many other things because the Easter bunny spoils you even more than we do. We dyed eggs. You were a cute outfit with a bow tie.

- you’ve learned how to identify specific bugs and birds. Roly poly, ladybug, worms, snakes, beetles, slugs, snails, robin, cardinal, owl, woodpecker, goldfinch. I’m amazed by you and your vocabulary.

- riding with you in the car is actually a delight most of the time. You look out the window and make all kinds of observations. Pink house! Water tower! Excavator! BIG truck! Cement Mixer! Horses! Cows! Trees! Jeep! Van!

- You still really love to see the mail truck or delivery drivers, they are local celeb status in your world.

- we went to a tulip picking farm! You weren’t super impressed by the tulips after the first 10 minutes, but you really liked the bouncy houses and the little houses and playgrounds. We’ll definitely go back and plan better in regard to your nap.

- you ran a race at the Stafford hospital with Ryan on a weekend you spent with Granny! You ran for a part of the way at least, but you were only 1 and new to races so you did really well all things considered.

- We got a new car - a Hyundai palisade. We all love it very much.

- You love to eat coconut milk ice cream sandwiches and have started asking for them for breakfast.

- You love to go on the trails and to the parks. Our neighborhood park and the court land park. It’s tough for you to understand that we cannot go to Courtland elementary during the weekday.

- Your vocabulary has really exploded in every way, and I feel so grateful. You are so chatty and communicative about what you want and what you need. We can say “show me” and you’ll take us to what you need if you don’t know the words for it yet. You’ve said things like “a cardinal on bird feeder”

- we’ve had play dates with so many friends: Lily and Chase; Archer; Jace and Cami; Rey and Remi; Stella and Laney;

- You learned how to rock your body back and forth to get a car you’re riding in to roll down a hill

- we got you some of those bank box blocks and you love to make a big house and watch Tumble Leaf inside

- We had a whole tumble leaf themed birthday party that only one other family truly appreciated because Tumble leaf is wildly under appreciated

- we got a new trampoline with netting so that you and your friends will be safe

- we learned you share a birthday with Sir David Attenborough, which is honestly so perfect for your current demeanor and interests

- you and dada had a 3-day party together while mama went to Philadelphia to see Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour

- you’ve been to 2 more birthday parties (Remi/Rey and Jack)

- you pushed a shopping cart around Publix and it was the cutest thing ever

- You’ve helped me workout in the gym twice and it actually wasn’t as difficult for me as I expected

- you went camping and slept in a tent for the first time!

I will probably do posts about more of these things in detail, but wanted to document just in case time gets away from me again and I just do a big photo dump.

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thefaestolemyname · 1 year

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Lily Leaf Beetle

Also hand reveal ig

#🐸#Biology

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halimaakter · 2 years

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National Flower Water Lily

National Flower Water Lily Problems – Water Lily Pests And Diseases Water Lily By: Mary Ellen Ellis Printer Friendly Version Image by germen Given the right conditions, water lilies are easy to grow and low maintenance. They add seasonal color to garden ponds with little effort. Even with good care, some water lily pests and diseases may become an issue. These are the most common issues and what to do about them.

Water Lily Problems

National Flower Water Lily– Pests The more common problems with water lilies you are likely to see in your pond are from pests rather than diseases: Water lily aphids. You’ll know if you have aphids. They appear as little black spots all over aquatic plants, not just water lilies, and can ultimately cause yellowing and curling. Remove by rinsing leaves or submerge leaves for a day or two to drown aphids. Add lady bugs to your garden to eat them. Water lily beetles. These are small, brown beetles that create holes in leaves. Remove pondside vegetation in winter where they hibernate. Hose down leaves and hand-remove beetles.

the bst Water Lily Problems

China mark moth. National Flower Water Lily Look for oval shapes cut from leaves. The larvae cut pieces of leaf and cover themselves with it on the underside. Remove them by hand or destroy affected leaves. Midges. These little fly larvae cut wavy lines in water lily leaves. You can remove them by hand, but they are difficult to see. Use mosquito dunks, which contain a bacteria type only harmful to the larvae, to manage midges. Water Lily Issues – Diseases A couple of diseases may infect your water lily plants, but these aren’t usually major issues if you buy the right plants. Many hybrids are resistant to most diseases. 0 seconds of 25 secondsVolume 0% This ad will end in 7 Crown rot.

where are find National Flower Water Lily

National Flower Water Lily You can find water lilies resistant to this fungal disease. It appears as yellow, curling foliage and rotting flower buds. If you do see this disease, it’s best to remove and destroy the plant. Leaf spot. Less serious is leaf spot, which causes red or gray-brown spots on leaves. Remove affected leaves. Preventing and Managing Water Lily Problems Prevention is the best way to deal with these few issues that may plague your water lilies. Start with healthy, disease-resistant plants. Examine them carefully for signs of insects or disease before adding to the pond. Give plants plenty of space for airflow, dividing as needed. Keep the area clean by trimming off dead foliage.

find National Flower Water Lily

National Flower Water Lily Dying leaves are often the targets of pests. Add predatory insects and fish to your garden to manage pest populations: lady bugs, lacewings, and paradise fish. You may use chemical pesticides or fungicides to treat plants, but leave them as a last resort. These chemicals harm the natural environment and may kill native species and helpful insects and plants. Note: Any recommendations pertaining to the use of chemicals are for informational purposes only. Chemical control should only be used as a last resort, as organic approaches are safer and more environmentally friendly

Read more at Gardening Know How: Water Lily Problems – Water Lily Pests And Diseases

#water lily #national flower

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violettesiren · 2 years

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Winter is cold-hearted Spring is yea and nay, Autumn is a weather-cock Blown every way: Summer days for me When every leaf is on its tree;

When Robin’s not a beggar, And Jenny Wren’s a bride, And larks hang singing, singing, singing, Over the wheat-fields wide, And anchored lilies ride, And the pendulum spider Swings from side to side,

And blue-black beetles transact business, And gnats fly in a host, And furry caterpillars hasten That no time be lost, And moths grow fat and thrive, And ladybirds arrive.

Before green apples blush, Before green nuts embrown, Why, one day in the country Is worth a month in town; Is worth a day and a year Of the dusty, musty, lag-last fashion That days drone elsewhere.

Summer by Christina Rossetti

#christina rossetti

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thegrandimago · 2 years

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Taken the same day as the previous post, this was a scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii), or liljebagge, that's colorful as ever. In Sweden, they occur wherever their food, as the name implies, lilies or fritillaries, grow. Their life-cycle begins in early in May after the adults have mated, females will lay up to 450 eggs in batches of 12 forming uneven lines on a lily leaf's underside. In 1-2 weeks, the eggs hatch and the larvae begin to feed for 24 days on the leaf. During this time, the larvae cover themselves in their own frass to make fecal shields that protect them from predators and sun. After 24 days, the larvae burrow into the soil and pupate by covering themselves in a case of dirt bound by their saliva. After 20 days, a newly formed adult will emerge and continue feeding on lily leaves until winter, when they shelter themselves in the soil until early spring to start the cycle over. When the adult is threatened, they will drop on the ground and go into thanatosis on their back exposing the black underside, which doubles as camouflage, or if escape isn't possible, they will stridulate causing a squeaking sound meant to startle a predator. #animal #animals #djur #wildlife #insect #insects #naturliv #natur #fauna #arthropod #arthropods #insekt #insekter #invertebrate #skalbaggar #bladbaggar #beetle #beetles #leafbeetle #invertebrates #insectagram #animalia #arthropoda #insecta #coleoptera #chrysomelidae #lilioceris #liliocerislilii #scarletlilybeetle #liljebagge (at Uppsala, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChrkM3KAPy6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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sunshinesight · 2 years

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The tigerlilies — and the lily leaf beetle that frigging ate them.

#tigerlily #tigerlilies #lilies #flowers #nature #garden #my big backyard #photos #photography #July #2022

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