Today is the last Monday for spiky squares and after yesterday’s forbidding spikes (but fabulous gallery) I thought I better share some soft spring bristles today!
My hairy mirror orchid is one of the most common orchids to be found here in the Algarve, which means there are also quite a few Dasyscolia ciliata wasps here. The Ophrys speculum is exclusively pollinated by the male Dasyscolia ciliata as the flower looks and smells very similar to the female Dasyscolia ciliata!
By the way there is still time to join us if you have the spring prickles too. Simply let your imagination go spiky, but don’t forget to stay square and to share before the 31st!
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Hi Beck, wonderful photo for today.
Here is my entry for today. – Barbed wire coils
https://ceenphotography.com/2019/03/25/march-25-spikysquares-barbed-wire-coils/
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I’ll be checking on the . Never head of this flower before .Good photo by the way. Very clear.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I’m pointing at you today.
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2019/03/spikysquare_25.html
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Hopefully in a positive way!!
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Thanks for sharing the Hairy Mirror Orchids, I’d not heard of them before. Since they grow wild you must have some very pretty landscapes near.
Mine today is a group of very soft domesticated Rabbit Ears.
It’s here: https://jimmiehov7.blogspot.com/2019/03/rabbit-ears-at-card-shop-day-of-march.html?m=1
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Amazingly they grow in abandoned places as well as the pretty bits . . an extraordinarily robust orchid despite its looks. I will be out photographing a few more hopefully in the next day or so and sharing on my Portuguese blog.
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That looks almost like an insect.
Mine is an animal shot today: https://picturesimperfect2.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/the-scratch-of-a-claw-in-the-sand/
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I know, you can see why the male wasps get confused!
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Men are often confused! 😀
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Wow is that ever unique. Have never seen one before.
http://susansplace.blog/2019/03/25/out-on-the-water/
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I think they are unique to the Mediterranean basin, but don’t quote me on that!
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Fantastic Becky, I have never seen one like that!
Here is my entry: https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/pointy-beak/
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We’re so lucky here there are a couple of places where there are an abundance of wild orchids.
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That is amazing!
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A great shot, Becky. What a great plant (and it made me realise I could have used a photo of my hair for the challenge!!)
But I’ve gone scenic today, back to the archives: https://travelwithintent.com/2019/03/25/sunset-at-halong-bay/
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Really don’t believe you have bristly hair! So glad you like the shot though, was a bit of a scramble getting down low enough to take it!!
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That’s amazing – I’ve never seen such a thing! Lovely photo too. 🙂
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oh thank you so much . . . . if you ever make it to Portugal in the spring you will have to get either Jo or myself to take you on an orchid hunt. It is so lovely to see them in the wild here.
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That sounds like a lovely thing to do. 🙂
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Yay! It’s orchid hunting season 🙂 🙂 Or is this from last year? It’s a good photo. I need to start looking closer.
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It is indeed one of this years :-), not done our proper orchid hunt yet but we are seeing them everywhere so looks like won’t need to hunt too much 😀
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pretty spikes…going your way – seeking spikes in nature…https://myheart2heart.blog/2019/03/25/colorful-spikes-2/
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Yours is so striking, and certainly stands out unlike my orchids which are easy to miss.
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I found it unique! Thank you 😊
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What a spectacular flower! My first thought was a big, hairy spider 🙂 Nature is fantastic!
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It’s amazing isn’t it. One of many here that mimic insects so that they pollinate.
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