[Picspam] Jewel Beetles; it's definitely Spring! :)

[moonvoice]

For once, Spring is on time. In previous years, the jewel beetles have either been coming two weeks early / two weeks late. And two years ago, they were an entire month early, signalling a premature end to Winter, and the start of sunnier things to come.

I can't believe our garden already has jewel beetles! I am so happy. These photos came from our own garden! Whee!

It's not iridescence if your legs aren't iridescent too.







Acacias are weird and awesome. I love how each flower is essentially a little puffball of pollen. But I love them even more just before they've started flowering, when they look like some kind of mutant piece of corn.



Jewel beetles tend to react with mad hiding when a camera lens comes close to them. Fortunately, like many skinks, they are damned slow moving. This one was backing away. So I got a head shot.

Comments

[gishkishenh.livejournal.com]

Jewel beetles... nature's natural teenage "Oh god don’t' take a picture of me I look hideous" girl.
But in truth, they are SO PRETTY!
I like the idea of one slowly backing away.. something very comical about that. XD

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of one slowly backing away.. something very comical about that.

It was awesome. It was like it suddenly developed an entire personality in that moment.

[gishkishenh.livejournal.com]

LOL, that just made it even MORE comical. Win.