tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post7060916614864887816..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Willowherb BlizzardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-82570484911239810842016-01-10T23:10:25.469+00:002016-01-10T23:10:25.469+00:00in the US as well, or Alaska at leastin the US as well, or Alaska at leastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-80661648241572023242011-09-07T12:43:10.067+00:002011-09-07T12:43:10.067+00:00Hi Karen, Rosebay willowherb famously grew all ove...Hi Karen, Rosebay willowherb famously grew all over the burned out areas of London ater the b;itz during the second world war - it turned bombsites purple...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-32654977143152235172011-09-07T12:41:27.814+00:002011-09-07T12:41:27.814+00:00Hi Allan, I think they often eat their old webs (n...Hi Allan, I think they often eat their old webs (natural recycling) but if it ate one of these it wold be full of fluff...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-3466710626264703132011-09-07T12:39:49.575+00:002011-09-07T12:39:49.575+00:00Thanks lotusleaf, there is a darker side to these ...Thanks lotusleaf, there is a darker side to these spiders - this one was a female, and the females sometimes eat the much smaller males...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-86291926405428706892011-09-07T12:38:33.585+00:002011-09-07T12:38:33.585+00:00Thanks zucchini mama, I'm very fond of spiders...Thanks zucchini mama, I'm very fond of spiders, especially the web sinners. The spiders' web season is about to arrive here, with their webs clovered in glistening dew drops at dawn.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-89391485603808902162011-09-07T12:36:14.988+00:002011-09-07T12:36:14.988+00:00I thnk the spider will be in for a lean time for a...I thnk the spider will be in for a lean time for a few days toffeeapple, until the plants have got rid of most of their seeds..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-14307840853738742232011-09-07T12:34:36.733+00:002011-09-07T12:34:36.733+00:00Hi Mark,I think a drift of Rosebay willowherb in f...Hi Mark,I think a drift of Rosebay willowherb in full flower, or releasing its clouds of seeds,is one of the finest later summer flora spectaclesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-39416029743979366822011-09-07T12:32:22.715+00:002011-09-07T12:32:22.715+00:00Hi Jessiethought,not sure how you tell the sex of ...Hi Jessiethought,not sure how you tell the sex of a mantid - we don't have then in the UK - but maybe the arrival of baby mantids will confirm your suspicions!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-12770043142354758892011-09-07T12:29:51.984+00:002011-09-07T12:29:51.984+00:00Thanks Adrian, it's a very attractive plant, t...Thanks Adrian, it's a very attractive plant, thought i wouldn't want it to get a foothold in my garden!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-44118700256396288762011-09-07T01:44:32.143+00:002011-09-07T01:44:32.143+00:00Interesting! In Canada, it is called fireweed, as...Interesting! In Canada, it is called fireweed, as it is one of the first plants to establish itself in a burned area.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421189774080229946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29164264333113426192011-09-06T19:03:37.713+00:002011-09-06T19:03:37.713+00:00Hi Phil, Really enjoyed the country diary piece - ...Hi Phil, Really enjoyed the country diary piece - it just struck a chord. The spider trying to clear the fluff from its web is a fascinating observation. Never seen that. It would have been better off giving up and starting again but I guess they are somewhat lacking in the brains department.<br />Cheers<br />AllanNyctalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-34690998909904359742011-09-06T09:49:32.995+00:002011-09-06T09:49:32.995+00:00Wonderful shots. I pity the spider, though. Your a...Wonderful shots. I pity the spider, though. Your article in the Guardian is very enjoyable. Thankslotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-73014439640814495072011-09-06T03:42:26.758+00:002011-09-06T03:42:26.758+00:00Wow. Great photos! Spiders are fascinating. I watc...Wow. Great photos! Spiders are fascinating. I watched one that built a web in our climbing hydrangea that got covered in pollen. You could almost hear the spider muttering under her breath as she picked out each piece and flung it away.Beespeakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549876651062705757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-65760695715540359972011-09-05T18:01:06.899+00:002011-09-05T18:01:06.899+00:00I have always called Rosebay Willowherb 'Magic...I have always called Rosebay Willowherb 'Magic' because that's what it used to appear to be. I hope the spider won't starve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-35832089562104581412011-09-05T15:36:31.098+00:002011-09-05T15:36:31.098+00:00What a perfect example of why there is so much ple...What a perfect example of why there is so much pleasure to be had in going out and looking about. The psider's web is stunning and I now realise that I need to take a closer look at willowherb - it's amazing!<br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-56817410832214581212011-09-05T15:15:05.087+00:002011-09-05T15:15:05.087+00:00Wow. Cool site! I love the pictures in this, and t...Wow. Cool site! I love the pictures in this, and the explanations. Poor spider!<br /><br />We have a praying mantis that's been living on some plants in a pot near the front yard for at least a month. She's become a friend.<br /><br />(Well how do you tell whether it's a boy or a girl? Besides, I think it's a girl.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-80799986525626159202011-09-05T15:05:43.764+00:002011-09-05T15:05:43.764+00:00You never fail to excite me. It's not so long ...You never fail to excite me. It's not so long ago i didn't know the plant.........now I'm becoming knowledgeable on it's breeding habits. Many thanks...........A grand shot of the web.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com