Just a little update to the Emerald Tiger Moth (Callindra principalis) seen zipping about Bhutan at 2900m.
I first saw one two days ago, and posted those pics above. But then yesterday while visiting Gangtey Gonpa another one landed right in front of me while walking the grounds of the gonpa!
#Bhutan #Phobjikha #Photography #Lumix #FlutterByes #Himalayas #Butterflies #NotButterflies #MothOrMonster #Callindra #TigerMoth
#mothstodon #bhutan #phobjikha #photography #lumix #flutterbyes #himalayas #butterflies #notbutterflies #mothormonster #callindra #tigerMoth
Here are a few #horsetail plants, seen on my walk #today (yesterday, actually).
Plus a wandering "woolly bear" (#TigerMoth) #caterpillar.
Horsetails are 150 million-year-old living fossils that were eaten by - yes! - Jurassic #dinosaurs.
Also, their unique node spacing inspired #JohnNapier in 1614 to invent #logarithms.
Admittedly, some rude US jurisdictions (wtf Oregon...?) classify them as noxious weeds.
But imho this is an amazing plant with a wonderful résumé 💚
#horsetail #today #tigerMoth #caterpillar #dinosaurs #johnnapier #logarithms #Equisetum #spring
Bonus Photo of the Day 2019-12-02.
N-6466 (actually G-ANKZ), De Haviland DH-82A Tiger Moth, in Royal Air Force markings, at Manchester Barton, at some point in the 1990s.
#avgeek #planespotting #potd #manchesterBarton #egcb #deHaviland #dh82 #tigerMoth #royalAirForce #raf
#raf #royalairforce #tigerMoth #dh82 #dehaviland #egcb #manchesterBarton #potd #planespotting #avgeek