Comments on: wherefore art thou romeo? http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:20:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Burning Silo » Blog Archive » life on a fungus http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-143940 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:07:39 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-143940 [...] The pair in the photo at the top are of particular interest to me. At first glance, I thought this was a mating pair of beetles, but when I looked at my camera’s LCD screen, I could see that the female appeared to be ovipositing, with the male perched atop her back facing in the opposite direction. This almost appears to be some form of guarding behaviour (last week I wrote a bit about the guarding behaviour of dragonflies and other insects). I checked a couple of older sets of photos that I’ve taken of pairs of Horned Fungus Beetles and don’t see anything similar. This may or may not be common behaviour, or perhaps the male was just confused, and/or hopeful, and hanging around waiting for the female to be done with her egg-laying business. If anyone happens to know, feel free to post a comment. [...] […] The pair in the photo at the top are of particular interest to me. At first glance, I thought this was a mating pair of beetles, but when I looked at my camera’s LCD screen, I could see that the female appeared to be ovipositing, with the male perched atop her back facing in the opposite direction. This almost appears to be some form of guarding behaviour (last week I wrote a bit about the guarding behaviour of dragonflies and other insects). I checked a couple of older sets of photos that I’ve taken of pairs of Horned Fungus Beetles and don’t see anything similar. This may or may not be common behaviour, or perhaps the male was just confused, and/or hopeful, and hanging around waiting for the female to be done with her egg-laying business. If anyone happens to know, feel free to post a comment. […]

]]> by: pottery http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-13773 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:17:49 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-13773 Im totally in awe of these pictures I only wish i had the skills to do the same I love my pottery and only wish i could design “designs” for them. but alas the best i can do is a painted smiley face which usually look more like a pumpkin mask than a happy pottery vase.. maybe someone could teach me regards gabi <a href="http://www.moomango.com" rel="nofollow">my pottery store</a> Im totally in awe of these pictures I only wish i had the skills to do the same
I love my pottery and only wish i could design “designs” for them. but alas the best i can do is a painted smiley face which usually look more like a pumpkin mask than a happy pottery vase..

maybe someone could teach me

regards

gabi

my pottery store

]]> by: burning silo http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-1331 Wed, 31 May 2006 16:11:42 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-1331 Wayne - It will be interesting to see if those larvae stay orange or turn white at a later stage. I'll try to watch for that more closely this summer and see whether they change colour as they grow. RA - Yes, I think the poor honeybee does have the worst of it. Male Preying Mantids are another of the sad cases. And yes, I agree - it's interesting to see how each creature attempts to ensure that its genes will be passed on. Fascinating stuff. Wayne - It will be interesting to see if those larvae stay orange or turn white at a later stage. I’ll try to watch for that more closely this summer and see whether they change colour as they grow.

RA - Yes, I think the poor honeybee does have the worst of it. Male Preying Mantids are another of the sad cases. And yes, I agree - it’s interesting to see how each creature attempts to ensure that its genes will be passed on. Fascinating stuff.

]]> by: robin andrea http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-1327 Wed, 31 May 2006 15:25:13 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-1327 Beautiful photographs and a wonderful light-hearted commentary. The honeybee does have the worst of it, doesn't he? It is interesting to consider all the adaptations just to get those genes into the next generation. Beautiful photographs and a wonderful light-hearted commentary. The honeybee does have the worst of it, doesn’t he? It is interesting to consider all the adaptations just to get those genes into the next generation.

]]> by: Wayne http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-1325 Wed, 31 May 2006 14:20:31 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/30/wherefore-art-thou-romeo/#comment-1325 Yes, that's the baby! Except mine is really really orange. But it has the same thoracic plate and abdominal spotting. Yes, that’s the baby! Except mine is really really orange. But it has the same thoracic plate and abdominal spotting.

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