Tag Archives: Cuteness
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 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
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 – February 5th 2024 – Drosera Nidiformis
Happy Monday! Wow February already!? Hope your 2024 is going well so far. Today’s photo is the tropical sundew Drosera Nidiformis, indigenous to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, uncurling its beautiful spiral flower stem. Which will eventually show lovely pink flowers. … Continue reading
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
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 – November 20th 2023 – Nymph
Happy Monday! I couldn’t decide which of these two photos to use today so I’m using both. My husband found this beautiful little nymph out in the garden and brought it in to show me. It’s been interesting reading about … Continue reading
Macro Monday – November 6th 2023 – Drosera Capillaris
Happy Monday! I hope you’re well. Todays photo is of the Drosera Capillaris, also known as the pink sundew, is a species of carnivorous plant belonging to the family Droseraceae. It is native to the southern United States, the Greater Antilles, western and southern Mexico, Central America, … Continue reading
Becca Muir Photography 