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There are plenty of leaves with quite a few buds, but we only found one
single open flower. It is early in the season, so if we get a bit of
rain, we should get plenty more flowers. These flowers are about 6mm
across so only small. Note the even smaller red spider on the labellum.

Graham Corbin

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Great shots Graham. Good to have some more people from QLD posting.

Keep 'em coming

Cheers

John


"Graham Corbin" wrote in message
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There are plenty of leaves with quite a few buds, but we only found one
single open flower. It is early in the season, so if we get a bit of
rain, we should get plenty more flowers. These flowers are about 6mm
across so only small. Note the even smaller red spider on the labellum.

Graham Corbin

Acianthus fornicatus - 2 photos - 2 files [1/1]
 

Nice shooting, Graham. I like the little extras, like the spider. I often
see spiders hanging around orchid flowers; some even build their traps
inside greenhoods.

"Graham Corbin" wrote in message
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There are plenty of leaves with quite a few buds, but we only found one
single open flower. It is early in the season, so if we get a bit of
rain, we should get plenty more flowers. These flowers are about 6mm
across so only small. Note the even smaller red spider on the labellum.

Graham Corbin

Acianthus fornicatus - 2 photos - 2 files [1/1]
 

Good to have some more people from QLD posting.

I agree with that. We Yanks wouldn't see many of these if you guys weren't
posting here.

Diana

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Are you sure its not a tick, waiting for your blood, Graham?
Peter

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"Graham Corbin" wrote in message
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There are plenty of leaves with quite a few buds, but we only found one
single open flower. It is early in the season, so if we get a bit of
rain, we should get plenty more flowers. These flowers are about 6mm
across so only small. Note the even smaller red spider on the labellum.

Graham Corbin

Acianthus fornicatus - 2 photos - 2 files [1/1]
 

Are you sure its not a tick, waiting for your blood, Graham?
Peter

No, I am not really sure, but I think it is a spider. I can't remember
ever having got a tick from the Mt Mee area, plenty from other places,
but not Mt Mee. Anyway, if it is a tick, it would be waiting for my wife
not me. She sticks to the tracks and still picks up plenty of ticks,
while I crash through the scrub and yet I rarely get them.

Graham Corbin

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The body is wrong for a tick. This looks more like a red mite or spider too
me.

Kye.

"Graham Corbin" wrote in message
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Are you sure its not a tick, waiting for your blood, Graham?
Peter

No, I am not really sure, but I think it is a spider. I can't remember
ever having got a tick from the Mt Mee area, plenty from other places,
but not Mt Mee. Anyway, if it is a tick, it would be waiting for my wife
not me. She sticks to the tracks and still picks up plenty of ticks,
while I crash through the scrub and yet I rarely get them.

Graham Corbin

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It seems I've been ticked off! Democracy reigns here! Two against one.
Defeated.
LOL
Peter


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"Kye" wrote in message
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The body is wrong for a tick. This looks more like a red mite or spider
too me.

Kye.

"Graham Corbin" wrote in message
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Are you sure its not a tick, waiting for your blood, Graham?
Peter

No, I am not really sure, but I think it is a spider. I can't remember
ever having got a tick from the Mt Mee area, plenty from other places,
but not Mt Mee. Anyway, if it is a tick, it would be waiting for my wife
not me. She sticks to the tracks and still picks up plenty of ticks,
while I crash through the scrub and yet I rarely get them.

Graham Corbin