Macro Monday – April 15th 2024 – Garden Orb Weaver

Macro Monday – April 15th 2024 – Garden Orb Weaver

Hello and happy Monday! I hope your day is going smoothly. Today’s macro Monday is the majestic garden orb weaver spider. I love these beautiful little guys. Some facts I find interesting about Orb Weavers are, – Orb Weavers are … Continue reading

Macro Monday – March 18th 2024 – City of London

Macro Monday – March 18th 2024 – City of London

Happy Monday! I hope you’re having a wonderful day. Today’s macro Monday is of the beautiful Rosa Harukfore or City of London. One of my favourite blush pink roses that smells delicious. Thank you for visiting today. Have a lovely … Continue reading

Macro Monday – March 11th 2024 – Dionaea Muscipula

Macro Monday – March 11th 2024 – Dionaea Muscipula

Happy Monday! I hope you’re well. I’ve chosen a couple of pictures for this week’s Macro Monday. They’re both of the beautiful flowers of the Dionaea Muscipula aka Venus Fly Trap, one of my favourite carnivorous plants. The author at … Continue reading

Macro Monday – March 4th 2024 – Kikihia subalpina

Macro Monday – March 4th 2024 – Kikihia subalpina

Happy Monday! I hope you’re having a great 2024 so far, I can’t believe it’s March already?! What?! Today’s photo is of a subalpine green cicada, just hanging out on an echinacea flower. Subalpine green cicadas, which is a species … Continue reading

Macro Monday – February 26th 2024 – Coccinella undecimpunctata

Macro Monday – February 26th 2024 – Coccinella undecimpunctata

Happy Monday! I hope you’re well. Today’s photo is of the beautiful Eleven-Spotted Ladybird – Coccinella undecimpunctata. Originally from the northern hemisphere but now widespread throughout New Zealand, supposedly introduced in 1874 by the Canterbury Acclimatization Society (which would make … Continue reading

Macro Monday – February 19th 2024 – Pinguicula x Weser

Macro Monday – February 19th 2024 – Pinguicula x Weser

Happy Monday! Today’s photo is of the beautiful Pinguicula x Weser (Butterwort/Carnivorous Plant), which is is a hybrid of P. ehlersiae and P. moranensis. Registered as a cultivar in 1998, it received its name after a the River Weser in … Continue reading

Macro Monday – February 12th 2024 – Flower Longhorn Beetle

Macro Monday – February 12th 2024 – Flower Longhorn Beetle

Happy Monday! This magnificent little dude is a Zorion australe aka Flower longhorn beetle which is endemic to New Zealand. You’ll find Some cool facts about Zorion/longhorn beetles on this page, they include but aren’t limited to, Super excited to … Continue reading

Macro Monday – January 29th 2024 – Rosa Mary Rose

Macro Monday – January 29th 2024 – Rosa Mary Rose

Happy Monday! I hope you’re well. Today’s photo is of the beautiful “Mary Rose” with beautiful pink petals and a beautiful old rose scent. Named to mark the recovery of Henry VIII’s flagship from the Solent after more than 400 … Continue reading

Macro Monday – January 22nd 2024 – Hemiandrus Maia

Macro Monday – January 22nd 2024 – Hemiandrus Maia

Happy Monday! It’s currently 11:52pm so I am cutting this one super fine but it’s been a wee bit of a busy day. Today’s photo is of the beautiful Hemiandrus maia, the Otago ground wētā, which is a species of … Continue reading

Macro Monday – January 15th 2024 – Osteospermum Nasinga White

Macro Monday – January 15th 2024 – Osteospermum Nasinga White

Happy Monday! I hope you’ve having a good day. Today’s photo is the beautiful Osteospermum Nasinga White or Nasinga White Cape Daisy/African Daisy. Osteospermum belonging to the Calenduleae tribe, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family, Asteraceae. They … Continue reading