Oh dear, oh dear!
The leaf beetles are here.
Didn't they leave after my pumpkin harvest last year?
Why is this one resting on my Zinnia?
They have a special knack,
To track down their favourite snack.
Now they are all back,
For the watermelon attack.
To track down their favourite snack.
Now they are all back,
For the watermelon attack.
Titty fruit leaves, soft and furry,
Also tasty, crunchy and yummy.
When it has filled up its tummy,
I hope it doesn't start a family.
What an amazing closeup in the last image. I had no idea this was a leaf until I really looked when I enlarged the grouping. It looks like a warm, fuzzy blanket. This would be a fine lighting entry.
ReplyDeletegreat pictures...hoping they are just there for a short visit...
ReplyDeleteI thought it was daisy at first glance and not zinnia. Better rest on the zinnia rather than watermelon eh;-).
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures - the beetles are much at home snacking away!
ReplyDeleteGreat macro pictures, and sorry about the pest - my garden is full of aphids right now :(. I love the poem at the end.
ReplyDeleteLovely!Hope they don't eat too much!
ReplyDeleteDoes the leaf beetle try to disguise itself as a ladybird ?
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos but how are you going to get rid of them? Do you pick them off?
ReplyDeleteAs always, great pictures One, and cute rhyming poem too.
ReplyDeleteIs the last picture a ladybug?
What a happy family.
ReplyDeleteYou and they..
What a funny post. You are really having a good time with your insects. If you can't beat them, join them!
ReplyDeleteYou must have very good eyes! I can't see that well, so bugs don't bug me!
ReplyDeleteHope they leave you some ! Nice close up shot!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos. You will have to stop growing such tasty watermelons!
ReplyDeleteaargh!! squash 'em!!
ReplyDeletea really great capture here... glad to have found you!!
ReplyDeleteGreat catch on that little guy.
ReplyDeleteGreat macro shots. I love how close you got!
ReplyDeleteFun post...love the poem!
ReplyDeleteLooks like Onenezz has become a favourite retreat for the bugs and other garden creatures! Does Onenezz accept cats? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Darla -- squash those bugs!
ReplyDeleteOh dear the dreaded lily beetle. It is not a friend of a gardener. V
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. Hopefully the leaf beetle doesn't have friends or the ambition to lay a family. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI chucked reading ... hope it was the intent! Great photos ... gardeners are invisible! Forge on ... :)
ReplyDeleteSzkodnik wstrętny, ale zdjęcia śliczne. Serdecznie pozdrawiam
ReplyDeleteWha t a fun lady bug! Love the closeup~ Paula from Idaho http://bucketideasforgardening.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHi Chief 001, I've come back from the mission you assigned me and you can find my report addressed to you, on;
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I hope you send me on another mission soon. Yesterday I absentmindedly went in search of Katarina for her theme forgetting that she is on a hiatus. I'm off on a Star Cruise to Phuket tomorrow. Want me to bring you a sunset viewed from the deck ?
Love your close up of the leaf-eating beetle, by the way!
Rosie
Your pictures are unreal. I hate that you have beetles but your picturee is great.
ReplyDeleteExcellento! Very nice pics!
ReplyDeleteI just love your photos - and your poem today! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDear One, Love your clever rhyme ... It is perfect for your amazing photos. P x
ReplyDeleteCute poem and wonderful closeups.
ReplyDeleteyou can take much larger image of macros thru reverse ring lens just like what I do. ;)
ReplyDelete-glenn
Aren't they pretty though?
ReplyDeleteHe is a handsome bug though. Loved the poem!
ReplyDeleteThe beetles looks cute but yeah, we hate them touch our leaves and flowers. :) Been busy for Easter. Sorry for my late visit but my post is not late :) Hope you can visit my Fertilizer Friday here.
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