Aisatsu

Aisatsu

This blog is for family and friends, to share my feelings and photos with and for myself, to support my fading memory. Readers who have my site translated automatically, please refer to the original if necessary. Especially when it comes to identification. Any comments, anonymous or by email name are always welcome!.

Friday, 26 July 2019

Kanatake Meeting July 17th

Mid summer, the temperatures are soaring. But because of the rainy season being late it wasn't too bad. Rain was in the forcast, but again not so much for Fukuoka. The morning stayed humid but dry.




At first a Miyama Kimakiri Longhorn beetle, ミヤマキマキリWhat a giant bug!



Kobushi Magnolia, (Kobushi) コブシ Resembling the knuckels of our hands



オトギリソウ Otogirisou



Aster Yomena, (Yomena) ヨメナ



Short-tailed Blue, (Tsubame Shijimi) ツバメシジミ



28-spotted Potato Ladybird, (Nijuuyahoshitentoumushi) ニジュウヤホシテントウムシ



The sembei of that day: Japanese Fire Belly Newt, (Akahara Imori) アカハライモリAll dried up.



Alive and well: Japanese Grass Lizard, (Nihon Kanahebi), ニホンカナヘビ





Japanese Katydid, (Kirigirisu) キリギリス



Aoi Kemushi, アオイケムシ 青い毛虫 Sprinkeled with pollen from the Hybiscus 



Asian Trampsnail, (Kohaku onaji maimai) コハクオナジマイマイ



Mallotus Japonicus, (Akamegashiwa) アカメガシワ



Asian Giant Mantis, (Harabiro Kamakiri) ハラビロカマキリWith it's signature tail up. 



One of 3 surprise raptors: Peregrine Falcon, ハヤブサ. The others were an Osprey, ミサゴ and the voice of a Grey-faced Buzzard, サシバ



Left a Dark Small-branded Swift, チャバネセセリ Chabaneseseri on Brazilian Verbena, (Arechi Hanagasa) アレチハナガサ. Right Aomeabu, アオメアブ



Japanese Oakblue, (Murasaki Shijimi) ムラサキシジミ





A bottle with bait was attached to a bleeding tree. Lots of insects were trapped in there, mostly Scarab Beetles, stuck to the sticky drab in the bottom We rescued a Miyama Kimakiri Longhorn beetle, ミヤマキマキリwho could not get out.







Scarab Beetle or Drone Beetle, (Kanabun) カナブン





Sucking the sap of the tree.






アオカナブン Aokanabun



Moth




Five-ring Butterfly, (Himeuranami Janome) ヒメウラナミジャノメ



Globe Skimmer, (Usuba Kitombo) ウスバキトンボ In it's typical vertical rest position.
These dragonflies are known to fly 18000km during migration!



Himenagame Kamemushi, ヒメナガメカメムシ



Japanese Honey Bees, (Nihonmitsubahi) ニホンミツバチ So small!
On Purple Loosestrife, (Misohagi) ミソハギ





Asian Comma, (Kitateha) キタテハ





Lots of Rock Pigeons, カワラバトaround. I counted over 50 on the way out. 





The Bottle Gourds, (hyoutan) ヒョウタンare growing steadily, Their hair as well.





An uexpected visitor :-)


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