Having a Passion Fruit vine in our backyard inevitably attracted the Passion Butterfly or Gulf Fritillary (Doine vanillae). The caterpillars do munch on the leaves, but it didn’t seem to affect the plant very much — it was very productive, especially considering that it is potted and a couple of years old already.
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Libellula saturata (Flame Skimmer) in our back yard
While I am very fond of photographing flowers up-close and as macros, I’m not very much into bugs and insects. Two years ago, to satisfy my curiosity about this type of photography, I went with my photo club and then-president Steven Cirone, an expert bird and macro photographer, to Santee Lakes, where he hosted his annual “Dragonfly” photo activity (my photos: Dragonflies at Santee Lakes).