Drosera binata, commonly known as the forked sundew or fork-leaved sundew. It is a large, perennial sundew native to Australia and New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for “having pairs” – a reference to the leaves, which are dichotomously divided or forked.
This little guy is so beautiful. I had recently lost all the pitchers on this plant but they’re finally growing back. They’re currently so, so tiny (about 5mm) and so cute. Look at all that fluff!
Look at that peristome. Wow!
This is cool! And so beautiful! Creophilus oculatus or devil’s coach horse is a species of large carrion-feeding rove beetle endemic to New Zealand. “The name “devil’s coach horse” is used for Ocypus olens, another large species of rove beetle … Continue reading
Eve found this wee guy hiding in some dirt she was playing with so of course I had to take photos of it. Grass Grubs are the larvae of a native scarab beetle, they like to eat the roots of … Continue reading
Just a gull bird hanging out on a post. The classic red-billed gull or tarāpunga, (also known as silver gull, tarapunga, mackerel gull, Jackie (Chathams), akiaki, seagull, redbilled gull, red billed gull), are found in most coastal locations throughout New … Continue reading
Good morning 🙂 I had an unwanted visitor on my Hoya Polyneura, as far as I can tell she is the only one but I have not properly looked. She was very cool to photograph though, so beautiful and alien … Continue reading
Found this wee guy hanging out at the openings of my Sarracenia Purpurea pitchers, stealing flies or? Who knows, cute either way haha! Thanks for visiting. x
Becca Muir Photography 