Comment on NUCA: TOAD TAILS by Eliasome
Lovely delicate capture 
Thank you! That one required the soft 'sweet light' of the late afternoon because the petals are interlaced with many highly-reflective whitish somethings (you can see them in the photo), and they reflect and scatter sunlight in a crazy way.
I love the phrase "highly-reflective whitish somethings" 
But I know what you mean, I've had trouble with that in photographs myself as well. I'm in awe though that you know all these plant species so well. Mostly I'm like 'purple flower'
except when it's something rather common or when someone taught me the name before.
But I know what you mean, I've had trouble with that in photographs myself as well. I'm in awe though that you know all these plant species so well. Mostly I'm like 'purple flower'
except when it's something rather common or when someone taught me the name before.HAHAHAA. Yeah, that's a highly technical phrase and so I'm glad you understand! 
Thank you for your comment on my knowledge of plants. Botany was a big part of my Ph.D coursework because my dissertation focused on a group of parasitoid (not to be confused with parasitic) wasps. Parasitoids intentionally kill their host and only require one host to complete development from egg to adult, while parasites never intentionally kill their hosts and often utilize multiple host species or individuals to complete development. The parasitoid wasps I studied use a specialized ovipositor to inject its egg(s) inside the larvae of other insects (mainly butterfly, moth, fly, and beetle larvae). And many of these hosts are found feeding on or inside the plants leaves, flowerheads, stems, and branches. And these host larvae usually feed only on certain plants. And so a working knowledge of plants became an important part of my research.
Thank you for your comment on my knowledge of plants. Botany was a big part of my Ph.D coursework because my dissertation focused on a group of parasitoid (not to be confused with parasitic) wasps. Parasitoids intentionally kill their host and only require one host to complete development from egg to adult, while parasites never intentionally kill their hosts and often utilize multiple host species or individuals to complete development. The parasitoid wasps I studied use a specialized ovipositor to inject its egg(s) inside the larvae of other insects (mainly butterfly, moth, fly, and beetle larvae). And many of these hosts are found feeding on or inside the plants leaves, flowerheads, stems, and branches. And these host larvae usually feed only on certain plants. And so a working knowledge of plants became an important part of my research.
Interesting research subject, and while I did know the two subtypes existed, I actually didn't know there was a difference in term between the two them. I've actually been reading about this not too long ago but the terminology didn't feature in that article. And, well, I already had the feeling the knowledge was PhD related, it seemed pretty obvious