The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

Zygaena filipendulae.

Awesome pics! you know, it's kinda funny about that second one. The plant, AND the bug are pretty common right around my neighborhood. Was that pic taken in the UK?

Of course, we also have psilocybe semilanceata (native to the UK) being how we have a similar climate in western WA. I read that they originally got here by spores in the guts of imported cows. No surprise that is where I always find them, in cow pastures.

[adamanteus]

Yes, taken locally to me. The plant is 'Tufted Vetch', (Vicia cracca). The Six Spot Burnet was one of literally hundreds of moths on the flowers, never seen anything like it!

[adamanteus]

Psilocybe semilanceata, that's the 'Liberty Cap', right?

[ConcinusMan]

That plant is in full bloom right now in just about any empty space along the highways and residential areas all around my city. I've seen that bug too, at my porch lights after dark. They are very pretty.

[ConcinusMan]

Psilocybe semilanceata, that's the 'Liberty Cap', right?

Yes, that's right. Every autumn when the rains start they spring up in tall grass in my county. Takes about 10 minutes to find a friggen pound of them! Someone who isn't necessarily me, likes to partake once a year or so and rock out to Pink Floyd. In a good year, when it's wet AND warm, it only takes about 10 of them.

[adamanteus]

Not the best photo in the world, but you get some idea of the number of moths feeding from the flowers.

[adamanteus]

Someone who isn't necessarily me,

Yeah, right!

[ConcinusMan]

Holy crud! That's a lot of bugs. Never seen that many at one time. Well, maybe that one time when, OK, I ate 40 caps.

[adamanteus]

I know! The photo is crap.... it was truly unbelievable, the sheer number!

[ConcinusMan]

Amazing. I've only seen them at night, and only one or two.