No, am not talking about bats .. rather, a very beautiful creature .. also winged and probably are asleep at night. By the way, am not saying bats are ugly, I've seen a lot up close and even touched a few a long time ago, they look cute and very soft like hamsters except for they're not as furry as they are. Okay.. before I get lost .. let's get back to the leaf hangers.
So why do I call them leaf hangers? Well, I've never seen them do this in summer but just in case you haven't been in Europe, summer where I am means sunlight till 11 pm. I often see them feasting in the Buddleja in my garden but never hanging or resting under a leaf like these guys did.
That time, the sun set at almost 17:00 and almost every leaf hanger was under them leaves specially when it got dark . I wonder whether they also use the sun as their clock like our ancestors, did. Well, come to think of it they took their long sleep this way, too , didn't they?
I'm not a biologist nor an expert on leaf hangers but I wonder whether this is how they sleep. Dogs, curl themselves up in the corner, cats, too or on top of a closet, guinea pigs, lie flat on their back and sometimes on the side, chickens lie flat on their bellies and so do ducks, swans rest their long necks on their backs and tuck their beautiful faces on it and float in the water so I wonder whether my 2nd favorite flying insect turn into leaf hangers to sleep at night. Second favorite? Yes, I've mentioned what my first is - can you guess what that is. Shout it out in the comment. Clue? I've mentioned them in one of my latest posts.
Some were also just resting on stems and I wonder whether like fishes do they also actually shut those very alert looking eyes. Do you happen to know? Tell me in the comment below I'd love to find out.
By the way, not all of them turned into leaf hangers, some hung on to stems and flowers but you could tell they are asleep or resting like this one is. How? Keep reading till the end and you'll figure out what I mean.
I'm aware that right now some of them are still up and hiding somewhere warm. I wonder whether they actually hibernate they never taught us that in school. Had I not seen them suddenly hushed flattering their wings, I wouldn't have even noticed that some of them rolled their proboscis like so when they've turned leaf hangers. Can you imagine having such a long rolled tongue while sleeping? Only them leaf hangers look good at it. Oh well... Nature, so beautiful, vulnerable and pure.
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Lovely post @englishtchrivy.
Thank you for the beautiful photographs and tutorial.
Your favourite flying insect.....the dragonfly.....
Leaf Hangers.....never heard of them.....appreciate the introduction.
The third photograph is just amazing in its detail and tone.
Wishing you all the best mon ami. A bientot.
upvoted full blast for reading and commenting relevantly
thank you!
you know me well , yes it is the dragonfly mon ami
they are always smiling or look like they are no matter what the weather is
and it's contagious
the third picture is a butterfly probably minutes old from breaking out of its cocoon
I'm not sure but judging from the wings probably an UU butterfly as what they call it here that is if it's other side of the wing is orangey if it's blue then it's the other one but I don't know what they call it :D
You take some amazing pictures and this picture fascinates me @englishtchrivy
When it has the wings together, defense drawings come forward and will cause the deterrence against other predators. The lower part of the right wing shows a snake and appears to be able to attack. Right wing is equipment with eyes and can look like an owl.
Believe many predators will keep a distance when they are such drawings, they are incredible with their colors and drawings on their wings
I see that explains a lot
they look very fragile don't they?
it's true in the animal kingdom that colors do act as a warning sign
thank you for reading!
Likes to read your posts, always quality in story and pictures @englishtchrivy
So nice you still can see them in your garden. Where we lived in Belgium butterflies became a rarity. Plenty of them here in Cambodia though. But they are so hard to capture with the camera... or I am not so good at sneaking up on them...
echt waar? dat zei brothermic daar beneden ook
wat jammer dan
deze kwamen niet uit mijn tuin
en ik kan ze niet meer in de vlindertuin hier bezoeken
het is al dicht
als je in de EU bent, kom maar even langs, ik breng je daar
beste tijd is vanaf Juni tot eerste week in Augustus
ik betaal :)
je was toch hier geweest?
why didn't we meet up? :P
fijne feestdagen!
Laaste keer in belgie was maar een kort bezoek. We gingen ook naar Finland en Barcelona. In april kom ik iets langer. Mijn beste vriendin bevalt van een baby boy en ik ben teh godmother... will het ook voor geen gled van de wereld missen.... ze kijkt er al zo lang naar uit een baby te hebben ;) Normaal gezien heb ik een wagen ter beschikking en kom ik wel even langs ;)
I love those animals! here in belgium you dont see them often anymore :(
the last time I saw them was November
the last sunny day in November in my backyard but only the Atlantis
Never thought of it in that way but seems like the winter did disrupted their mind or it might be a mechanism to get well in the winter but only an expert tell the perfect answer either way that is quite an inspection ;)
Nicely taken images as well !
nothing to do with winter ;)
damm that's really interesting to check out wow :D
hmm.. leaf hangers not bats :P
hahaha
Those are very cool leaf hangers the pictures are amazing!
Beautiful "leaf hangers" especially the first picture. I am always amazed how nature takes care of its own even as to sleeping.
thanks
same here
excellent post dear friend @ englishtchrivy, I must admit that I read very excited all the report, I had never heard and much less seen because they are called hanger, the images are very beautiful congratulations for the discovery and beautiful captures.
Happy to know something new
I wish you a happy rest
thank you!
Caterpillar??? Ahehehe hula lang po..oldy na me, don't remember. But mahilig ka non.
Read my hedgehogs's post..me matututunan ka ahehehe🤣🤣
engggg no :P
bubuyog?
eng~~~
ginawang Penoy Henyo hahaha
lapit n
kung ahas un natuklaw k n
pangatlo lng ung bubuyog haahahha
gising k p o naghihilik k n jan?
kakatapos po sa phone..baket ati, male??
male nmn e
basa k s taas me nakatama n o
haha
Ayaw na, hirit na. Chat tayo???
hahaha kamote it's staring you in d face
nka bukas chat ko kulet