{"id":1019,"date":"2013-09-12T16:12:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2014-04-07T01:15:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T05:15:34","slug":"arboretum-beggarticks-and-its-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/arboretum-beggarticks-and-its-pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Arboretum: Beggarticks and its Pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aside from the aphids, I spotted a number of other creatures in the Arboretum last week.  An American bullfrog was spread out lazily in the marsh waters.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1020\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1020\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/01_bullfrog.jpg\" alt=\"American bullfrog lounging in water\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/01_bullfrog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/01_bullfrog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American bullfrog<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I found a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaninsects.net\/h\/acanalonia-bivittata.html\">two-striped planthopper<\/a> (<i>Acanalonia bivittata<\/i>) resting on a leaf.  This planthopper gets its name from the two reddish-brown stripes that run along the upper edges of its wings.  It also has red eyes and leaf-like raised veins on its wings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1021\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/02_planthopper.jpg\" alt=\"Two-striped planthopper\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/02_planthopper.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/02_planthopper-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two-striped planthopper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A red-tailed hawk soared overhead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1022\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/03_red_tail_hawk.jpg\" alt=\"Soaring red-tailed hawk\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/03_red_tail_hawk.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/03_red_tail_hawk-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soaring red-tailed hawk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meadowhawk dragonflies abounded.  I believe the one below is a male white-faced meadowhawk (<i>Sympetrum obtrusum<\/i>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1023\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1023\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/04_meadowhawk_white_faced.jpg\" alt=\"Male white-faced meadowhawk dragonfly\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/04_meadowhawk_white_faced.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/04_meadowhawk_white_faced-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male white-faced meadowhawk dragonfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This other one is a female meadowhawk.  It may also be a white-faced meadowhawk, but it&#8217;s not easy to distinguish meadowhawk females.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1024\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1024\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/05_meadowhawk_female.jpg\" alt=\"Female meadowhawk dragonfly\" width=\"800\" height=\"447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/05_meadowhawk_female.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/05_meadowhawk_female-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Female meadowhawk dragonfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I found a few <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minnesotawildflowers.info\/flower\/purple-stem-beggarticks\">purple-stem beggarticks<\/a> (<i>Bidens connata<\/i>) plants flowering in the meadow.  This wildflower has toothed, opposite leaves and yellow flowers surrounded by about five green bracts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1025\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1025\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/06_beggarsticks1.jpg\" alt=\"Purple-stem beggarticks flowers\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1025\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/06_beggarsticks1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/06_beggarsticks1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purple-stem beggarticks flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the stems were green but a few showed the purple color that gives this plant its name.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1026\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/07_beggarsticks2.jpg\" alt=\"Purple-stem beggarticks stems\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1026\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/07_beggarsticks2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/07_beggarsticks2-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purple-stem beggarticks stems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The beggarticks flowers were visited by a few pollinators, including a couple of hoverflies, one in the genus <i>Toxomerus<\/i>. and the other in the tribe <i>Syrphini<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1027\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1027\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/08_toxomerus.jpg\" alt=\"Toxomerus hoverfly\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1027\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/08_toxomerus.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/08_toxomerus-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toxomerus hoverfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1028\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1028\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/09_syrphini.jpg\" alt=\"Syrphini hoverfly\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1028\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/09_syrphini.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/09_syrphini-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrphini hoverfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A number of <a href=\"http:\/\/bugeric.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/metallica.html\">sweat bees<\/a> also visited the beggarticks flowers.  These bees were a striking metallic green, and may belong to the genus <i>Agapostemon<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1030\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/11_sweat_bee.jpg\" alt=\"Sweat bee\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/11_sweat_bee.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/11_sweat_bee-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweat bee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over on Meadow Road, the Chinese sumac trees (<i>Rhus chinensis<\/i>), accession 475-80*C,  were in full bloom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1029\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1029\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10_sumac_flowers.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese sumac in bloom\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10_sumac_flowers.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10_sumac_flowers-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese sumac in bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aside from the aphids, I spotted a number of other creatures in the Arboretum last week. An American bullfrog was spread out lazily in the marsh waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[164,165,7,224,284,410,58,190,218,163,315,86,493,327,392,43,76,54,53,5],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1428,"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}