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Ragged Robin

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #150 on: April 10, 2009, 11:05:55 PM »
 ;D hole in one, Paul - I'm looking forward to a puzzle post from elsewhere....
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #151 on: April 10, 2009, 11:14:52 PM »
Actually a great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima). Omnivorous, eating vegitation and other grasshoppers.
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #152 on: April 10, 2009, 11:22:42 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on April 10, 2009, 11:14:52 PM
Actually a great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima). Omnivorous, eating vegitation and other grasshoppers.

Gulp!  A cannibal :o and it looks quite friendly!!!!!  Thanks for the detailed info Anthony
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #153 on: April 15, 2009, 09:15:55 AM »
One or two Fritillaria Meleagris - strange happenings?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #154 on: April 15, 2009, 12:25:09 PM »
An easy puzzle to begin with ... I just require the location?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #155 on: April 15, 2009, 02:45:21 PM »
Quote from: ranunculus on April 15, 2009, 12:25:09 PM
An easy puzzle to begin with ... I just require the location?
???Grey and hairy - somewhere hot  8)

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #156 on: April 15, 2009, 02:50:04 PM »
Is it the inverted, spent, flower stem of a Hawaiian Silver Sword? Argyroxiphium sandwicense macrocephalum
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #157 on: April 15, 2009, 03:03:42 PM »
On the right lines, Maggi and Robin but nowhere near really.
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Cliff Booker
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #158 on: April 15, 2009, 05:10:48 PM »
Quote from: ranunculus on April 15, 2009, 12:25:09 PM
An easy puzzle to begin with ... I just require the location?

Looks like frost on the stems to me...  ??? ??? ???
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #159 on: April 15, 2009, 05:52:44 PM »
No Carol ... Maggi is closer ...

Another image clue tomorrow if necessary ...
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #160 on: April 16, 2009, 08:08:52 AM »
PUZZLE ONE - CLUE TWO   LOCATION REQUIRED PLEASE
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #161 on: April 16, 2009, 10:03:43 AM »
Echium wilpretii on Teide, Tenerife?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #162 on: April 16, 2009, 10:23:31 AM »
Ashley wins hands down ...

The rest of the clues are attached to this posting.

Well done sir ... now it's your turn to set the next puzzle!   :D :D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #163 on: April 16, 2009, 10:23:48 AM »
Quote from: ranunculus on April 15, 2009, 12:25:09 PM
An easy puzzle to begin with ... I just require the location?

Never been to tenerife but following on from Ashley's guess is this a connection with the first plant puzzle? ???


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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #164 on: April 16, 2009, 10:33:55 AM »
Robin ... I may be showing my age and a lack of grey matter but, if you haven't been to Tenerife, where did you take that photograph?
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