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UrbanWild

May 4, 2017 8:10 AM CST

Name: UrbanWild
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Kentucky - Plant Hardiness Zone 7a

wildflowers said:A rainbow of flies!

Speaking of shiny things that catch your eye...

Here's one of those strange looking bugs... Tortoise Beetle. It was sparkling on the leaf like a little jewel.

The metallic gold color is only present in living specimens. When they die, they mostly turn black...even in scientific collections.

Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.

"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE

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