Red Spikey by TwoPynts

Photography • Macro • posted on May 02, 2007

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"What's the point?" ~~~~~

From motorcycles to insects. Yes, I have an eclectic gallery, heheheh. Here is little series of pre-butterflies for you. Today we have red -- can you guess what tomorrow's color will be? The first person to guess correctly will get the dubious honor of being mentioned in my comments tomorrow. ;'] Happy Hump Day! ----- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: Longwings (Heliconiinae) Identification: Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots. Life history: Males patrol for females, who lay eggs on many parts of the host plant. Caterpillars feed on most parts of the host. Adults 'vacation' during winter in the south. Flight: Throughout the year in south Florida and South Texas, January-November in the north. Number of broods has not been determined. Wing span: 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 inches (6.3 - 9.5 cm). Caterpillar hosts: Various species of passion-vine including maypops (Passiflora incarnata) and running pop (P. foetida). (My garden would agree with that) Adult food: Nectar from lantana, shepherd's needle, cordias, composites, and others. Habitat: Pastures, open fields, second-growth subtropical forest and edges, city gardens. Range: South America north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to the southern United States. Wanders north to the central United States; rare northward. Conservation: Not usually of concern. -----

Thanks for your "get your motor runnin" comments on my previous upload, The World Outside My Window ----- Olympus C8080wz & PhotoshopCS. (889) Boca Raton, FL, USA 2007 Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations

Comments (47)

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DELMUR

7:56AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Good morning dear (old) friend. Super macro!

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Mondwin

7:56AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Looks really a unusual and fantastic Macro Dear Friend!!!Bravissimo!!!:DDD.Hugsxx

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stuart83

7:57AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Stunning capture,detail & clarity are excellent........GREEN Stuart

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itsumama

8:13AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

WHOA!...That's spicy!!!.....FUSHIA

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Gor111

8:18AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Thanks for the wonderful macro photography and the interesting description of this insect!!!

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NekhbetSun

8:19AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

hmmm, the word "ouch" definitely comes to mind :o) good one Kort !

kjpweb

8:32AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Well done! Excellent Macro!

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bclaytonphoto

8:35AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Wow Kort...you hit a home run with this one..

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squirrel2005

8:41AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

WOOOW! Magnefic,wonderful macro Kort. Really superb work. I'm so happy you did see him , so you could show us this amazing "being" Thanks:)

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LudyMelltSekher

8:43AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

{@}~Hello my dear friend, Wowww!!! What a beautiful photography,excelent work, Wonderful,Wonderful,Wonderful, Super Wonderful!!!Congratulations!!! A million stars from me!!!**** Have a wonderful Wednesday. Hug and kiss in Your sweet heart. (Thanks you very much for the nice comments,they are very estimated for my) Luminous blesing. Ludy@>--->---

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ralfy

8:45AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

excellent macro shot!!!

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jif3d

9:20AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

I guess you can kiss that plant goodbye ! great macro and a very freaky looking wee beastie...O.K. tomorrow's colour will be gingham ! hehe ~Cheers~ :o)

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Janiss

9:26AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Ohhhh such gorgeous macro... I adore this marvellous details and colors!

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odie

9:29AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Yup. Excellent detail! ouch! Um... I guess purple.

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Flannelman

9:36AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Incredible clarity. Most excellent ;-)

MrsLubner

9:41AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Your detail is inspiring! I am awestruck by the vividness of subject and color. Stellar to say the very least...

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tizjezzme

9:52AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

he doesn't look too cuddly LOL GREAT macro though of this gorgeous caterpillar. :)

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elmurray

9:56AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Brilliant macro shot. I'm afraid I can't look at it for too long because I don't really like beasties!!

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prionbrain

10:14AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Oh wow!!! What a monster!!! A good camophlage... I'd deffinitely think twice about eating this one if I were a bird!!! Great macro!!!!

BibbyBear

11:26AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

My first reaction to this little creature was "yuck" but he really is quite a specimen. Great macro shot Kort - brilliant. And Jodie guessed my colour of purple so I'll have to go for yellow instead! xx

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carlx

11:40AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Amazing macro with wonderful colors and details!!!

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Zorg1955

11:50AM | Wed, 02 May 2007

Great great great macro Kort ! Excellent !

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justnew

12:25PM | Wed, 02 May 2007

This is my first visit to your work. Incredible is the first word that comes to mind. Your capture is fantastic you most definately have an eye for detail. Thanks for sharing this one.

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