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Wildlife August 2011
« on: August 02, 2011, 09:16:13 PM »
This one arose out of the neglect my plants have had to suffer for a few months.
Not sure how it got into a Roscoea pot as there's no more in the garden.
Apparently the berries are edible when ripe.
I like it, I may grow some  ;D

Solanum nigrum -  Black nightshade
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 09:37:36 PM »
You've written nigrinum in the text instead of nigrum, Fred.
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 09:41:15 PM »
Yesterday I was cutting of some dead wood on my mock orange and I went to pull a branch towards me there was a squishy thing on the branch, oh it was horrible. It was straight until I gave it a poke with a stick. Why does there have to be so much creepy crawlies in the garden.

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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2011, 09:53:47 PM »
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If you look well
It's a beauty
almost invisible for predators

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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2011, 11:51:30 PM »
Quote from: bulborum on August 02, 2011, 09:53:47 PM
Angie

If you look well
It's a beauty
almost invisible for predators

Roland

A beauty  :o :o :o

Angie :)
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2011, 02:18:37 AM »
What an amazingly efficient disguise.
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2011, 02:24:39 AM »
It looks like a peppered moth (Biston betularia) caterpillar Angie. The industrial revolution (invented by Abraham Darby) caused many areas of the UK to lose the lichens growing on tree trunks and covered the tree bark in soot. Within a few years natural selection had changed many populations of moths from 0.1% black (a mutation) rather than 'peppered' to 90%+ black as the black moths we now better camouflaged than the normal peppered form so survived longer to breed.
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2011, 08:43:18 AM »
Anthony as much as I don't like creepy things I can't get over how good their camouflage is. I googled this month to see what it looks like and I have seen this peppered month on my widows in the evening.
Very interesting story.

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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2011, 11:22:19 AM »
Was in Lynfield, near Blockhouse Bay, Auckland dropping Heidi off at her boyfriend's house. Decided to pop over to Avondale to look for the famed spider. Only found rainbow skinks, an Australian import. Caught one just to take its pic.
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2011, 11:50:40 AM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on August 03, 2011, 11:22:19 AM
Was in Lynfield, near Blockhouse Bay, Auckland dropping Heidi off at her boyfriend's house. Decided to pop over to Avondale to look for the famed spider. Only found rainbow skinks, an Australian import. Caught one just to take its pic.
What a relief!  Now that is some really attractive wildlife.... though I suppose, being introduced, he is "skinkus non grata"?  I really like that sort of critter..... just the four legs.... very nice!
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2011, 08:28:11 PM »
I assume that's a baby Anthony, either that or you have huge fingers  :o
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2011, 09:34:54 PM »
That's the one Maggi. There is a series of ornamental (made of volcanic rock and don't serve a purpose) walls at the south end of the local football pitches that have myriads of them.
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2011, 09:51:05 PM »
I notice the national bird show was held at the local secondary school last weekend: http://www.birdclubs.org.nz/Downloads/ShowSchedule2011.pdf
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Re: Wildlife August 2011
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