Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Way cool!

So they only fold their wings up when they want to mate?

Wish I could have studied entomology when I was at Uni - I'd gladly have swapped with any of the myriad database subjects!

No, these guys can fold them up any time.

There are two kinds of insects we call dragonflies, true dragonflies and damselflies, one can fold it's wings up and the other can't.

I know that Ell, but the rules state she can't win it, she should enter just to have her pick where all the other cool pics are. It's more like a gallery to me. I don't care if a winner is ever drawn

That is a good idea Kuda, just having photos only all in one place so that people can scroll without sorting through the words. The photo comp. has actually closed. It must be a tough decision because the judging is taking weeks.

heheh I thought it had :-) But I posted my dewdrops anyhow, cos they didn't really fit in any other thread.

Those dewdrops are beautiful, I have seen the exact same thing in my system. It is a part of the transpiration process and has a special name which escapes me for the minute. It is very fine and exquisite on the delicate leaves of dill. Something I had never been aware of it in the outdoor gardens. I am noticing more in an aquaponic system.

Aha gunnation is the name of the effect of dewdrops on your plants. I believe it is part of the transpiration process.

Wow... another to add to the 'rarely used words that make me look smart' file :-) thanks Faye

back on topic... What is this little fella?
He looks kinda 'feathery'

forgive my lack of a macro lens... I can try to describe if ppl can't identify

mealybug, I reckon.

harmful? Friendly? indifferent?

Mealy bugs are bad, mkay...although they have not affected me nearly as much as aphids, thrips, caterpillars...etc.
http://www.greenharvest.com.au/pestcont ... intro.html

... I only have one... so thumb and forefinger will work... but how would one control an infestation?

Chainsaw