Sizzling Hot Sunday Durban
Perhaps after cooler weather we really feeling scorching sun beat down, don't fret still find shady places to watch quietly as life carries on.
Balmy is calm language for blistering heat with muggy sweltering weather, no breeze rustling through the leaves, yet beauty still to be found.
Early meander around the garden found the caterpillar that belongs to the Leopard Magpie Moth, Zerenopsis lepida. Their diet mainly cycad but they happy to dive into my rain lily as well, being a natural garden I leave them. Might lose a bit now but gain gorgeous moths fluttering around later!
Eggs produced in great numbers, now well aware of the onslaught to arrive, the do damage, now hold your breath...
Captured one on top of the curry leaf tree enjoying some pollen, they do good, why do full out the warfare on insects when you get the whole picture?
Is this a female checking out taste on the cycad selected to use later, who knows, poison is the last resort, garden has survived this over many years!
White butterflies are swarming around the Durante tree in great numbers along with a few others coming into land.
With onslaught of hot weather the cold-blooded butterflies and moths are out in large numbers on the ground sourcing essential minerals, others enjoying pollen from flowering plants during the hot season.
Visitors on this sublime beautiful Sunday when braving the outdoors to see what is visiting, Oh a to let Woody go pee!
Today is #SublimeSunday is inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday is initiated by @c0ff33a
All photography my own using Canon Powershot SX730 HS. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day!
**Thought for Today: "It's those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons." - African Proverb
