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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 7h

#autumn #landscape #photography #nature
#fall #landscapesunday

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 1d

#caturday photoshoot with my #tabby #cat

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 2d

You’d think the Giant American #millipede was eating the #glowworm, but it’s the other way around!
Female glowworms look pretty much the same their whole lives (larviform). Males metamorphosize and get gorgeous antennae to help them search for those female pheromones!
#bugs #nature #photography

Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 2d

Dung #beetles working hard to keep the forest clean!
#insects #nc #lookdown
#photography #nature

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 3d

Juvenile #red-bellied #snake
Several species of juvenile snake here in #nc have some kind of spot or mark behind their heads. So I asked the experts at #inaturalist for help on this one.
Remember, no one knows everything, we are always #learning #nature #photography

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 7d

Brown sugar instead of white and 1/4 cup to 1 cup ratio of bread flour to all purpose flour gets them fluffy :)
Crunchy is for potato chips, not cookies ;)

Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 7d

Are these Yip Yips? (Google it kids:) )
Unfortunately not.
Blue Mistflower is one of my favorite #native #flower s that bloom in late summer/early fall here in #nc
And the pollinators love them!
#photgraphy #nature #flora

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 11d

Juvenile Southern Two-lined #Salamander omg look at his little toes!
We never handle salamanders b/c they breathe through their skin. Even our natural oils can harm them.
#nature #wildlife #photography

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 14d

Good night, sweet dreams.
#beardeddragon #sleepykitty
#pets

Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 17d

I can’t see you, you can’t see me! #snails can have 10k-14k “teeth” on their foot.
They hatch w/ their shells on, just like turtles! They also seal their shells up when it’s too dry & can aestivate for up to 3 years!
#nature #photography #spiral

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 20d

Sometimes when I need a pick me up, I go to the #garden center and watch the #bees #bumblebee #flowers #happyplace

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 23d

Remember catching “wishes” when you were a kid?
Open #Milkweed pod, with help from the wind, will disperse “wish” seeds so next year’s #monarch #butterflies can have a good meal after their long trip back from Central America.
#photography #nature #flower

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 23d

The best views are from a #kayak
#landscape #photography
#nc

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 27d

Yellow-Spotted #tussock #moth #caterpillar munching away in the #smokymountainsnationalpark these ladies lay their eggs on maples, birches, willows, poplars & oaks. Sorry ya’ll, these guys are NOT to be booped. Those hairs can be painful! #nature #photography

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday, I caught a #waterfall and climbed #mountain i am fullfilled.
#socofalls #waterrocknob
#greatsmokymountains #mtstrail

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · 28d

#ghostcrab on #TopsailIsland #nc
Those little hairs on his legs are called setae! Nope, he doesn’t need to shave.
They help capture water from damp sand so these dudes and dudettes can breathe without having to go into the ocean.
#photgraphy #nature
Aye! Aye!

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · Sep 18

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail #butterfly on bee balm.
If you want these guys in your yard, plant parsley, dill, or anything in the carrot family.
Plant A LOT.
#photography #nature #nc

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · Sep 18

#carolina horsenettle is a member of the nightshade family and the host plant for the Carolina Sphinx #Moth . Let the caterpillars eat this one, guys. It’s toxic to us, and dogs, and yeah. Super pretty though!
#photography #nature #flowers #nc

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Alison @acacia724.bsky.social · Sep 17

Male Ebony Jewelwing #damselfly
Love these #insects
They start out in freshwater streams and ponds, and are a class 2 #macroinvertebrate.
#nc #bugs #photography