monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) perches on a Lantana camera 'Fireworks' in the garden #lantana #flowers #garden #pollinators #butterfly #monarch #monarchbutterfly #insect #insects #photography
picture a day: apr 23 https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/picture-a-day-apr-23-2/
#DNA barcodes and #citizen_science images map spread of #biocontrol agent for control of major #invasive #shrub
#Lantana #Barcode_of_Life_Data_System #Orphanostigma
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-dna-barcodes-citizen-science-images.html
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) perches on a Lantana camera 'Fireworks' in the garden #lantana #flowers #garden #pollinators #butterfly #monarch #monarchbutterfly #insect #insects #photography
Reversing Australia’s trajectory of biodiversity decline
"Australia has ... lost at least 100 species since European colonisation."
"To undo all the human-induced damage and bring nature roaring back across their viable continental range would come with a staggering cost – A$583 billion per year, every year, for at least 30 years. That’s 25% of our GDP. "
"The most cost-effective action is to avoid further damage."
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https://theconversation.com/fully-recovering-australias-threatened-species-would-cost-25-of-gdp-we-cant-do-it-all-at-once-so-lets-start-here-245669
#biodiversity #destruction #harm #australia #SettlerSociety #weeds #lantana #IntroducedSpecies #restoration #conservation #repair
There is a pretty big wooded lot of pine trees and other species of trees by my office. As I was leaving the other day I saw a bunch of these little flowers in shrubs all along the road in front of the trees. From a distance I thought they might be small wild roses. They are not. According to the google they are Common Lantana. I thought they were pretty.
So the next morning I stopped and took a picture so I could show you.
Also… look at us having a little autumn color change in the Houston area.
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) perches on a Lantana camera 'Fireworks' in the garden #lantana #flowers #garden #pollinators #butterfly #monarch #monarchbutterfly #insect #insects #photography
Several of these fast-flying Long-Tailed Skipper #Butterflies on wild #Lantana today.
@thegardendude
In doing some reading about plants that can survive salt exposure, I found a new variety of Lantana called Miss Huff that is supposed to be hardy down to zone 7.
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) perches on a Lantana camera 'Fireworks' in the garden #lantana #flowers #garden #pollinators #butterfly #monarch #monarchbutterfly #insect #insects
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) perches on a Lantana camera 'Fireworks' in the garden #lantana #flowers #garden #pollinators #butterfly #monarch #monarchbutterfly #insect #insects
Leftovers from Thursday, sorry, but I thought they are still good runners-up.
It's hot! In the old calendar in Japan and China, 立秋 has already passed meaning we've entered the first phase of autumn. In reality, it's far from it. A swallowtail has visited for quite a while collecting nectar from lantanas: the first since April when another one was flying around azaleas.
Of course, Kengo has to appear for Mastodonians for Friday eve.