Some insects arrived from different countries, for the letter I of Sunday Stamps:
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| Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper) Australia, 1991 |
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| Stigmodera gratiosa ("Jewel Beetles") Australia, 2016 |
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| Castiarina klugii ("Jewel Beetles") Australia, 2016 |
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| Dragonfly ("Protected fauna") Spain, 2015 |
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| Anthophora bee ("Solitary bees") France, 2016 |
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| Ants USA, 2012 |
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| Western honeybee ("Protect pollinators") USA, 2017 |
Love how colorful that first insect on the Australian stamp is!
ReplyDeleteAustralian nature is always very colourful (on stamps, at least).
DeleteI was just thinking the same as Maria :)
ReplyDeleteThe unusually-shaped dragonfly stamp caught my eye as well.
I thought I had sent one of these to you :|
DeleteI don't think so, unless it was on something eaten by a mail monster.
DeleteI'm not 100% sure, but it could be :(
DeleteI don't have any of these left.
Some of my favourite insects here so of course I enjoy the stamps, one of the pleasures of summer is hearing the grasshoppers in the undergrowth.
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DeleteThe jewel beetle is aptly named, but all are colourful insects.
ReplyDeleteOn the stamps, they seem more jewels than real insects!
DeleteI am not a fan of insects (thanks for the last one!),
ReplyDeletebut I do like dragonflies and that grasshopper certainly has some interesting colours on his body!!
I'm not a big fan when I met them face to face... but they are useful and, sometimes, beautiful!
Deletei love it how the stamps show off the beauty of these otherwise unpopular creatures - personally i don't like the element of surprise, they can just show up without prior announcement :) but am trying to be aware of how useful they can be! except for mosquitos maybe
ReplyDeletePoor mosquitos! Nobody loves them! :D
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