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Insects After a Hard Freeze
In last week’s Photo of the Week post, I mentioned that I’d spent part of a morning photographing white fluffy seeds in autumn prairie. (It’s not a bad life, all things considered.) As I walked that morning, I noticed how … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Insects, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants
Tagged antifreeze, assassin bug, caterpillar, cold weather, diapause, dormant, freeze, grassland, insects, invertebrates, overwinter, prairie, seeds, winter
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Photo of the Week – January 27, 2012
During the winter, prairie becomes nearly monochromatic. The scarcity of color exposes the architecture of the plants. It’s as if the prairie has been deconstructed before our eyes, stripped down to its framework before being rebuilt for the next season.
Posted in General, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants
Tagged architecture, close-up photo, dormant, flower, framework, grass, grassland, macro, nature, outdoor, photography, prairie, seed head, switchgrass, texture, winter
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