Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities

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A different view of one of the larger Hoverflies.

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Some Hoverflies don't care how close the camera gets. The only problem then is keeping the hands still enough.

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C. praesectum, the first of the Conophytum to flower this year. Used to be an Ophthalmophyllum

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A pink flower for a change 😀😀😀

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A touch of sunshine and woohoo!

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Same plant, different lighting.

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Some lucky shots you can't not publish.

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This little lady ( 10mm body length) has a web that stretches over 6ft between a Toadflax and a Phlox.

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A short sequence demonstrating the initial preparation of Carnivorous Plant fertiliser.

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This is my new friend. She didn't mind the lens being very very close.

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Yet another species of Hoverfly.



And another. 😮😮

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More of my boring macros 😇

This is so crisp I had to post.



The business bits in a nasturtium. 60's psychedelic poster art

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I've seen a few Emmelina argoteles around lately, all unwilling to pose. This one was resting on the greenhouse glass so I got a chance to take the photo.

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Finally enough sun to open the flowers of Conophytum pillansii.



This Conophytum tantillum ssp. eenkokerense has sneaked out a quick one. I hadn't noticed it had budded.



The little Frithia pulchra v. minima is still happily opening its flower which is still in excellent condition.

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The "Carpenter Bee" returned. Any advance?