The ladybug is walking around the lovely carpet made of tiny flowers ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573483608/e9q9qpjls81y5yggqy72.jpg)
... the crab spider is standing still ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573483952/nziewwguxni8zftrymjn.jpg)
... camouflaged on it ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573484022/v52qpqlv1z0tpknhcoo5.jpg)
... waiting in ambush ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573484288/aig3kaekoluvbwiofuol.jpg)
... every one of these blooming structures is like a little island ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573484415/xi2a8xvdgqzufdqqc48e.jpg)
... and on each one ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490221/m1szhjqf9wv4pjwdgoxq.jpg)
... something else is happening ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573484644/wwvynactjtxpc31cpbhw.jpg)
... these shiny beetles, Cetonia aurata, are mating ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573484966/rstkthsnbw4p9jdbjb80.jpg)
... various butterflies ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573485021/fvugii0o5x4hgjfbnsps.jpg)
... and flies ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573485104/fdkiz4toe9lg9jzygbzu.jpg)
... are consuming the nectar ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573485589/jahi7yh15x8mdw9juniq.jpg)
... it's a great place for a macro safari ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573486310/f7qlp8zjl1yas90ioity.jpg)
... many species can be found ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573486370/jypfp7esgabsgijbp088.jpg)
... on these rich, blooming fields ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573486477/eb2phljtv8rpo0btsg4s.jpg)
... wild carrots cover large areas of the coastal meadows ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573486657/vrpuk22h6ceoaxq7jxds.jpg)
... and their blooming during the summer looks spectacular...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573486793/s8i10mkw3uhn3xubdrau.jpg)
... and attracts many small animals ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573486904/m3bbdbsq7g6bfowro6la.jpg)
... I visit these fields every summer since I was a kid ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487024/gvrrqc5mrdvtjvqegcnj.jpg)
... and even after all these years ... I find every year some new details that surprise me ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487129/si8u0womkxnvzfg2qsiy.jpg)
... this interesting horse fly with enormous eyes, ad example, I saw this summer for the first time ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487210/qydjhbilet0gmmogexgm.jpg)
... from the second half of August ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487506/qvtgbxondljfotnzslvy.jpg)
... to the end of September ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487588/gvdnvoyrdmct9ko6t06f.jpg)
... you can see many lacewings ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487667/rt1frutdcv5wiqmm21py.jpg)
... walking together ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487738/yvsg7hpxkl5sie11lusw.jpg)
... around these blooming islands ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487920/srwc3zn9dhq5a8axowwj.jpg)
... and also here ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573487973/dufylwwqdqj901koiddz.jpg)
... you can find ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488022/aokdhs8crtttxfyaatiz.jpg)
... their lovely eggs ... each one at the end of its one thin tread ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488325/ougjt7hvez3ssh2vrgg5.jpg)
... on this shot, you can see a lacewing near the egg ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488418/tetm7tnha5et3or4b3qc.jpg)
... and this one ... is just another lacewing portrait in the late afternoon ... because I like to observe this gracile, fairy-like species ... an is a bit difficult now to change the subject ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488614/rgpiunxczj7u1wmb9i67.jpg)
... but there are other things to see ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488681/xzbwhqckswoopfaegvp9.jpg)
... so ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488784/k77i90gglyoouufxonuk.jpg)
... let's continue ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488877/m2y58c0nxql0tnzc4nhs.jpg)
... through these sunny summer fields ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573488961/uwu3dfrz3zuovlmubckj.jpg)
... soaked in aromatic parfumes of the plants and the nearby sea ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489098/n11odyppdu58h6g28ere.jpg)
... in search of interesting, small-sized wildlife ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489224/iacqa3o97jzk6v47sgnc.jpg)
... like this beautiful ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489265/kfdi725z0jrsl1uzpqzu.jpg)
... shiny ... and very colorful ... little wasp ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489421/axxwa2rmovej3cc6tlvr.jpg)
... or these mating long-horned beetles ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489515/wdtthaynaqvnykak9aeu.jpg)
... or this other long-horned species, that is mimicking a wasp with its stripes and colors ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489599/f9lfalq7cozbwsbmqlfx.jpg)
... this butterfly just flew from the flower ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489911/lbfzskup9xiah4v8a46k.jpg)
... and this tiny spider ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573489961/gnooz6a1er6uhxg6haxy.jpg)
... is on its way to hide in the shelter inside the closed flower structure of the wild carrot ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490062/olxrls8kwyxxnc0rdosa.jpg)
... many small species ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490265/qcaxzyizpebjteh7e0me.jpg)
... find shelter in these pots and bowls ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490404/rxawnommmzabxgoehlfu.jpg)
... you can see two small bug nymphae ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490532/yqnzqqe6azpc7u8sex6i.jpg)
... of two very different bug species ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490618/ioobeev2dlvppveuqosi.jpg)
... shearing this hiding place ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490775/vvt9i88f9qtqaro775w3.jpg)
... these colorful Graphosoma Lineatum bugs ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490895/x9o1r6ygdr9csxzlhpoh.jpg)
... can sometimes be seen in big groups in these flowers ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/drrz8xekm/image/upload/v1573490976/rfs1wrdxxigz2ud4ilb1.jpg)
... during their mating period ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUNZDxo9L6V4iDePfGa97qjoeMNTsJS7JPug4ohN75bod/CRVENO%20CRNA%20GOMILAstjenicaGIF.gif)
... and talking about big groups ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRZCLZJDH4oT8eSm9xjjpU1FmR6hSTRJYHvJyz3p3usZr/P2050053samoMALO.jpg)
... the starlings are flying around in large swarms ... and sometimes rest among these plants ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNXcMr1ToQ2hV7qZ8GLeNkMXwBXADhmkD6vL6nimaSJzq/P2040069%20malo.jpg)
... some very large flowers ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW8PZPC5PVqxuoamqMYgruT9hxvMQ1buUGYjQne7xmcad/P2040068%20malo.jpg)
... from up close ... look like a landscape made of snowy hills ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUzAWbWfuMaC8YRKC7kDfDxZt6niBc8XW2fN19A1suw95/P2040074%20samoMALO.jpg)
... with ants ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQma8JEFefymgKkXDozz13ooPvUNgaGiyHhUxD3CAaVxoLe/P2040323%20malo.jpg)
... and ladybugs ... feeding on them ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdM7DhUnwh8vo1XyJJodJrATdSkNRxtCZMg9E4erkkfaZ/P2040048%20malo.jpg)
... and here ...on this, smaller flower ... we can see a bumblebee ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb8CZruCDPXDBybawcgxjZmEdGg3yXe1HZY6bWtfxK6oA/P2040038samoMALO.jpg)
... on this other one ... a tiny wasp species ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdYHApnNhNfXJt3Qshpmm9BkqR8Y7KS3c6t8JC7HEXVXk/P2030697malo.jpg)
... on this ... another butterfly species ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbJAsS4LBxZw1QyJCDi6q8rNkrHpW7KvLeNtCwNEQWu7L/P2030590samoMALO.jpg)
... and here ... another spider is resting ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWTATDbWonnGgzG981GF5om3EtmyVUowBRvGbB8XJ6f63/P2020083%20malo.jpg)
... this other spider ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUzyM7q9Nm3bgKnvwKXzkvvSmqRJmbEbShnpqTkXkUBpA/P2020083%20maloKROP.jpg)
... a really minuscule one ... has made his web under that flower ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaWjzGRi4borDus1JPxLgaojpvWWRK9s4xknhpFKCb9eo/P2030723%20malo.jpg)
... and on the underside of yet another flower ... in the good position for a cool shot ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR3L8Z9y1G2r4RsFShLbh5yJnwvutRJKxPD8SjuWnUS3v/P2030723%20KROP%20malo.jpg)
... is another white crab spider ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcVsG81fF89ThMRyQvQzRumi32tz3LDQj4HnMznPGkxdF/P2030724%20samMALO.jpg)
... crab spiders are pretty numerous here ... and so are the lacewings ... and on this photograph, you can see two legs of a hidden spider, sprouting out from the carpet made of tiny flowers ... while the lacewing is feeding dangerously near ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX7HNyhtwVH4kE3rdYpUwk2r7nfdgN3CFJL32teKaWfhi/P2030648malo.jpg)
... there is something cool to see ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNQ55dJA6Goz6URqzwwSXs3ud58uMQqxKaHvkyeWJD976/P2030730%20malo.jpg)
... on each and every flower ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaEwo3hg7zh2bKGB9ena5SKY5taBvpvCTburiXoYXkoRy/P2030675%20IZOSTRENO.jpg)
( Enlargeable )
... on this one ... a strange saber-like shape that looked like part of the same plant was standing among the white petals ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmatKRG2z72PDF4vVmbfXVfgJNXCZkWhzuwrxnVt1kwPBy/P2030685%20malo.jpg)
... but then it changed position ... and became clear that this is a part of an insect ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR15SEWLP1tr3yk5bE4TRAYr8WFpKwYpgMACpoiHWvNsp/P2030679%20malo.jpg)
... the hind part of this cricket ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRpW3rKjUtEBC2beRMdS5reM9N4QEGNVd6GmnMCQQs1Qm/P2030620malo.jpg)
... the wild carrot flowers are actually umbels ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTaGz48gc1dmgJmdPttbG6Db4pLtLMGdJNfSRKQUK41NT/P2010986malo.jpg)
... clusters of tiny flowers ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYCiW4c7J4c12jsvFKijTb7Uchqtd8GsKU5ox4XHKcG6a/P2010997%20malo.jpg)
... that form this radial structure ... which looks like one large, intricate flower ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV1zVfyBw4R88zgFfK5MPggm7Bxj3JjdzxtzMbVFaoewT/P2020022%20samo%20MALO.jpg)
... and in its center ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaCpHpQwUrZJ5RMTtnEct96ey7YWw3o9MHfvfX9JjHPsz/P2020031samoMALO.jpg)
... there is often ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdJhrp58vjEG2xMYcyerasvzs4sSG7mUNbGrzfu3PwNhx/P2010993samoMALO.jpg)
... just one different little flower ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX3f2gjh2dXYYGqeDfhbqeKew7A5yVEKx6HL14xuBeyiA/P2020186%20samoMALO.jpg)
... that can be purple ... or red ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVdCp5bNVaw5sfC4tgaJdMyZKxr7zki7FSLvVb8JArDL7/P2020010samoMALO.jpg)
... sometimes very dark ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTBfxv1x9HSioE9om3Ryd1LC63fiojC9ohb3xyncTYmM6/P2030605samoMALO.jpg)
... almost black ... and is there as an attractive visual signal for the insects ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdCEhR66vpxMYGQjjmh3mqHXkdYKK1JpB2PXgDifBqgMX/P2050672%20malo.jpg)
... and obviously does a good job ... because ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmURKwifFyTHYtPxmfAkQYyoqMyFhWjUP4NYmCxR1KF29r/P2030973%20malo.jpg)
... the insects ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSuyzq6LfmFWgtKAjLLhgj7shaWrgRgTjxP59Hi6U1TDy/P2030595samoMALO.jpg)
... are coming ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUcABmyGZGX6Vz5xDHkLCU5JnF9jPW3zfWzY1HC3y4zMS/P2030613samoMALO.jpg)
... in great numbers ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmP2cyZvkvw2HX7ij7bJSihprVLtrMkj1Unf3X2RZ7QnH9/P2020097samoMALO.jpg)
... and now ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTRnCCjJ4EQXSioEjtkQkDWefwhH8RTCEP2YZW9QKW1hk/P2030731%20malo.jpg)
... I just remembered ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY4HSWx52U1QMVwSABnxSkFVhYGQdWiXKwruPNU1ZVveT/P2020156%20malo.jpg)
... that I forgot ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmURAMqAScyDrmLYZxhwbPdURgPAd6yk3fQdcKTsiYfsFe/P2020182%20malo.jpg)
... to tell you ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVtnc1nKZaW5enL7trKMtqKoAjqCbGNoS5cXdV6tZkEqy/P2020081%20malo.jpg)
... the scientific name of this plant ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS7MSLyJHcWct5t1VZ8AaHXK6Wnh1nquVAciYo7vWidDy/P2020163%20malo.jpg)
... are you ready to hear it? ... :D ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcPU2JpH5MxT5q9stCrTtgyMQBBJnLNJGHiAEE4qZtjsn/P2030977%20malo.jpg)
... well ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQHbTdMSkRQMk3pyQPkZTEiHKjhcTMsNsptC8jJRhaFqf/P2050041%20malo.jpg)
... the scientific name of the wild carrot ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeYGK1GETxNmdsathPSHt2x9KJUp8kBBBwYc8ZbKSnKpM/P2050046samoMALO.jpg)
... is ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXnaa1FHGcri12U365KYs766paTfKtobjKepCmmGK4wLz/P2020161%20malo.jpg)
... DAUCUS CAROTA ... TADAAAM :D ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQSo2SB6Xo6ZrrRPveKs9tGwLucKSLTNC5F8iqeKBF114/P2050038%20malo.jpg)
... at this point, you certainly noticed that the text is getting sillier with each new word ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTbnUsFgt6t8xvaXBCQMCWDzKnJzJBmkCLuRENA1KPu9f/P2030957%20malo.jpg)
... that's because I don't know what else say ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV9QySE6v5T7raGq9wCxpiviEytgDZniXKiCaiDgJ24AF/P2030958samoMALO.jpg)
... and I have some more pictures to show
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb2frQ5usGkV68vbpi9xYJGGkFHsjU9jT9DDhdAUBxXDd/P2030949%20malo.jpg)
... not many really ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZMMkLx2kShUaroeBfV9wimLkYiLQpYRd6fG44V4C5JnD/P2010976%20malo.jpg)
... but more than words, that's for sure ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQme3HhGP1sZT8Cpdpy9ui6KwFniE3FN8ahnD1mEkwxufji/P2030673%20samoMALO.jpg)
... let's see ... I have this ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSsN3bspdwmieZ3H4dicna8qC3PHweaKAN9iscJc8YWmr/P2010983%20samoMALO.jpg)
... this ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcKLoziEiXPpjkrkZGx9jj5qgxbSsMMDqgZ1rAVygxDJB/P2030939samoMALO.jpg)
... and this ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSr8Q86EuKMEJxntiFjGGwC73ehWPS4HDyozM4wPaqHwe/P2050040%20malo.jpg)
... and then this one ...
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeVk2evHYhK5EJFfgcFYo6ftnYWGtSyH8vRkT6AGxBDS1/P2030716%20malo.jpg)
... aaaaand ... that's it :D THE END ... finally ... as always in these posts on Steemit, all the photographs, and that one GIF you saw - are my work.
Thank you
It's a pleasure!
:)
Where to start.... bugs bugs bugs :D
But really.. those crab spiders are amazing! And that orange fly with humongous eyes!
And of course carrot field!... so nice..
Hehe, A bug overdose for the eyes and mind :D
That was spectacular!
:) Invasion of the wild carrots
Run for your life! lol
:D
This is wonderful. The crab spider shots, the lacewing eggs..your amusing little narrative, .well everything really. Great work!
:) Thanks
I'm about to tuck in for the night. These wonderful pictures will bring back memories of a childhood spent wandering around fields and forest. My happiest times were there. What nice thoughts I will have tonight.
Thank you :)
:)