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Natural Design

Natural Design

Sawfly Larva on Ostrich Fern

Micro-Nikkor 105 mm, Provia 100

Bob Cammarata

Michelle Alton

Terrific find and a beautifully accomplished image.

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March 21, 2011

Jack Gaskin

THE FERN ALONE WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE HOPE YOU THANKED THE LARVA ;o) Great Stuff !!

HAPPY SPRING
JACK

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March 21, 2011

Bob Cammarata

Thanks Michelle and Jack for your comments.

The blooming of wild ferns ranks among the first real harbingers of spring.
As fiddleheads unfurl and stretch toward the sun, the shapes and designs that will eventually evolve into their final displays of forest green are being daily defined.

I was fortunate to have happened upon this transitional period of developement a few years ago and was truly enamored with the shapes and designs I witnessed before me.
Spotting the Tenthredinidae larva was an unexpected bonus.

Bob

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March 22, 2011

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