And these are the actual Elderberries, or, at least what will become them if they grow long enough. Elderberries are used quite often in pies, jellies, and even wines for their unusual taste. However, caution must be used as all parts of the Elderberry plant are considered toxic, according to the LSUA Agriculture Center Source Links to LSUA Ag PDF at LSUA site : http://www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/f/7/c/8/f7c8e5621f22d1959b0c8f3f147a8441/listpoisonousornamentalplants.pdf
This poor wasp here got caught in a really big web, that spanned a good 7 or 8 feet from the ground to a tree branch, I assume it was made by a very tenacious spider, as the web at that location has been destroyed at least twice during mowing, but it keeps putting it back up. This time I decided to pay honor to the tenacity of the insect and left the web alone and just didn't mow that patch of grass at all.
This butterfly here is known as a Black Swallowtail, a member of the Dark Swallowtail group, consisting of this kind and 3 other types. It is, to the best of my knowledge, a male. Swallowtails tend to fly higher and move faster than some other types of butterflies. They tend towards hosting with members of the Carrot family, such as hemlock (very poisonous, caution is recommended), Bishopweed, and Roughfruit Scaleseed.
Which of the pictures do you think was the best or your favorite? Personally, I liked the first Elderberry one the best, Elderberry is just a very photogenic plant, and looks great in pictures, in my opinion.
I like all of them. Except the one with the wasp, haha. Though that one is definitely interesting.
ReplyDeleteElderberries are great tasting jelly and wine.
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures.
I still haven't tried anything with it in it, but I've heard songs, games, tv shows, and movies with it, so I may have to haha. Thank you
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