Lantana Lover

When I was a child there was a fence at my parents home covered in lantana. Memories of this lantana fence are so very vivid for one reason; butterflies. The lantana always seemed to be flowering and always seemed to attract butterflies, lots of butterflies. I can distinctly remember at least 5 different unique species […]

Yellow Paper Wasp

We came across a few of these Yellow Paper Wasps, Polistes olivaceus, while in Tonga. A couple hung around our house, often cruising through the un-shuttered kitchen before heading out into the trees again. I do wonder how they came to be here. Did they hitch-hike on some vessel or were they blown by the […]

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Lantana Lover

Yellow Paper Wasp