Although still outwardly active and mobile, this weevil’s fate is sealed. It has been infected by a fungus which will eventually penetrate its exoskeleton and cause its demise. It the meantime it makes for a fairly novel and unique appearance…. Pu’er, Yunnan, China
I don’t know what it is, other than tiny. The flower isn’t much more than an inch across so the bug has to be really small….
267/365 Goodness, I’ve gotten lazy with this project… but in my own defense, I am stuck in a post production hole of client work and I do hope to surface soon… ;D Here’s just a little something from today. A bit of bad news dappled my week…
These blister-like growths are called "rough oak bullet galls," and they are produced when a wasp in the genus Disholcaspis (Cynipidae), lays her eggs in the twigs of an oak tree (Quercus gambelii in this instance). Most trees are gall-free, but one or two will be covered in such warty …
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine — digital effects added with AKVIS Sketch.
Pine beetle impacts can be seen in multiple areas of Takla Territory. Forestry and other industrial development (such as mining) are currently underway in Takla Territory.
