The Rose aphids, a variety of ants which feed on coloured sweet petals are in our garden. They suck the asap and deplete the buds of their capacity to blossom! They infest the bud when the calyx is about to give way to the opening flower.
I read a description about rose aphids being most opportunistic. They have good sense of odour and identify some special flowers which have sweet sap.
There is a wide variety of these ants who find other flowers before they are open.
I noticed a Handmaiden moth on the leaf of a rose bush. I find these sights interesting as the garden becomes a place of discoveries and new experiences. This moth is seen in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and Sikkim according to Wikipedia.
I remember a senior friend telling me when I was beginning to take photos of flowers about thirty years ago, that, 'It is not enough to see the flower, but allow the flower to see you' !
That comment was about looking at a flower to feel surprised, because there is something more than what catches the eye as the first impression.
Looking to see beyond the obvious !
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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