REWIND: Insects in the Teaching Garden

I have fallen behind due to the continuing delays to launch USSF-12. While waiting, here are some insects in the UF-IFAS Teaching Garden from September 2015.

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A variety of insects were enjoying the sunny morning in the Teaching Garden of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) research center in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
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Hawaiian Stripe Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris vittata)
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Dragonfly basking in the Sun.
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Bees everywhere attracted to the myriad flowers.
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White Peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
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A knife-edge view of the White Peacock butterfly.
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A hasty shot resulting in a rather blurry White Peacock depositing a little orange egg on a leaf.

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