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Tag Archives: asclepias
Photo of the Week – January 17, 2013
Ok, I know milkweed seeds have been done to death by photographers. I, personally, have somewhere around a zillion milkweed seed photos. But milkweed seeds in the winter? With hoar frost? And a snowy background? That’s just magic. How can … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants
Tagged asclepias, close-up photography, frost, grassland, hoar frost, macro photography, milkweed, milkweed seeds, photography, prairie, seed pods, winter
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Photo of the Week – June 8, 2012
I’m sticking with a beetle theme this week, it seems. My last post focused on the currently ubiquitous soldier beetle. This one spotlights the dogbane beetle. Read more and see a face-to-face photo of this insect below…
Posted in Prairie Insects, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Photography
Tagged apocynum, asclepias, dogbane, dogbane beetle, green, iridescent beetle, milkweed
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