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Gerdk

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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #45 on: September 30, 2013, 04:30:44 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on September 30, 2013, 12:05:53 PM
Remind me a bit of carpet beetles (Anthrenus sp.).

Sorry Anthony - no beetle!

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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #46 on: September 30, 2013, 08:17:30 PM »
Quote from: Gerdk on September 30, 2013, 11:39:36 AM
Yesterday I found a strange but interesting looking creature in my garden bed.
An insect - an egg - or something else? Any guesses?

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How big are they Gerd?
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #47 on: October 01, 2013, 07:07:21 AM »
Quote from: Gail on September 30, 2013, 08:17:30 PM
How big are they Gerd?

To make it a little bit easier  - these seeds of M..  l..    are
about 10 mm x 7 mm.

Get it now!   ;)

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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #48 on: October 01, 2013, 10:06:07 AM »
Quote from: Gerdk on October 01, 2013, 07:07:21 AM
To make it a little bit easier  - these seeds of M..  l..    are
about 10 mm x 7 mm.

Get it now!   ;)

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Gerdk

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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #49 on: October 04, 2013, 09:06:07 AM »
Sorry - seems to be too difficult  :(

These were seeds of Mirabilis longiflora - a species from the southern US.
Nice scented white flowers with a long tube which appear in the late afternoon.

Not hardy here in my region - but according the seller it has a large rhizome which
can be stored indoors in winter.

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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #50 on: October 04, 2013, 10:48:23 AM »
That was an excellent puzzle- really puzzling!  8)
I would never have thought that the plant would make such  "alive" looking seeds. Thank you Gerd!
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #51 on: October 04, 2013, 11:11:25 AM »
Mirabilis jalapa grows here, but the seeds are jet black.
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #52 on: October 05, 2013, 10:44:38 AM »
Found this dead bush cricket on the floor in our local Bunnings DIY store. Definitely not native.
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Anthony Darby, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #53 on: October 05, 2013, 10:26:44 PM »
Good Lord! I wonder does MAF know about him? Could be an Aussie Ashes player crept in there to die in anonymity? :)
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #54 on: October 06, 2013, 10:12:04 AM »
Turned into ashes and ground into the dust ;D
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #55 on: October 06, 2013, 08:30:00 PM »
Or batted over the boundry for 6. ;D
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Re: Puzzles 2013
« Reply #56 on: October 07, 2013, 07:58:43 AM »
It wouldn't take much detective work to suggest it was Chinese in origin, and that's without looking at the beastie itself.  ;D
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