Violaceae and the Christmas Spider, when plants and people move
Day 48 Friday, 11 December 2020, Stylidium violaceae, a plant a day, Lowlands Reserve
We have many species of triggerplants, Stylidium, in Lowlands Reserve. They are all fascinating beings, with an entertaining way of delivering pollen. The pollinating insect lands on the petals, and the trigger plant’s stamen swipes across plunking the pollen on the insect.
All plants move, but trigger happy Stylidium move faster than most.
I was also on the move yesterday, a road trip from Lowlands to Perth. I havent seen that many Christmas spiders in Lowlands yet, but there they were in abundance at Martup Pool, Beaufort River, Gleneagles. Every spot was populated by our pretty little Christmas spiders.
I think I brought I inadvertently brought some ants with me in my van, but on checking, no Christmas spiders.
When plants and people move.
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