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Title: evening foragers
Post by: rober on August 15, 2013, 10:05:33 pm

the girls are at the daturas ( moonflowers ) again. the flowers leak their odor just before they open & they just can't resist. they stay well after sunset on them. around 10:00 the hummingbird moths show up. haven't caught them with the camera yet. in the 1st & the last shot you can see the load of pollen. click on the photo to enlarge.

(http://s17.postimg.org/90up9r1sr/bee_in_flight_datura.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/90up9r1sr/)

(http://s23.postimg.org/pd7360llz/bees_datura.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/pd7360llz/)



(http://s13.postimg.org/v8v3t3ker/bee_entering_datura_7.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/v8v3t3ker/)

(http://s18.postimg.org/aryg6bjyt/incoming_bees_daturas.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/aryg6bjyt/)

Title: Re: evening foragers
Post by: TNBeeLady on August 15, 2013, 10:26:02 pm

What great pictures!  Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: evening foragers
Post by: MsCarol on August 15, 2013, 10:38:24 pm

No doubt GREAT PICS......but moon flower is NOT datura!! .....although I note that Datura - another night blooming species is also called that. The big moonflower that I am aware of and what appears to be the species pictured is one of the "Ipomoea" species.....related to morning glories.

Title: Re: evening foragers
Post by: rober on August 16, 2013, 09:49:36 am

these ARE daturas & ARE commonly called moonflowers since they only open at night. i know there is another moonflower but i'm not familiar with it. i believe those are related to morning glories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonflower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonflower)
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/annual/moonflower/ (http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/annual/moonflower/)