Lately most places I wander with my phone (excusing the blurriness already) are brown. Dry and scary. Looking forward to rain. So, when I see a bright pink thistle, even if I've posted thistles often, it stands out, and I look for visiting arthropods, or anything else to make a particular blossom unique. The one above, found along the college walkway to the upper campus, had a small crab spider visitor. I'd say it was no longer than 1/3"
On a neighboring thistle, I found a skipper that was so engaged (maybe its tongue was stuck?) that it allowed me to approach to within a foot. Thus, a great view of its tongue. Click on the photo for a closer view.
Last, another skipper landed on a leaf of Mugwort. Slightly blurry when enlarged, but it provides a good view of its antennae which, like butterflies, are not feathery and end in bulbous enlargements, but unlike butterflies, have recurved hooks rather than just being spherical. Close-up photography is incentive to notice these things and have the urge to share them. Who knows what today will bring?
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