#globe mallow

[madsgoesthemiles]

9 Mile Campground, Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

[nopalrabbit]

OG Bradford, the death feigning beetle, died today, Deer (my roommate) found him in my mom's house 4 years ago and keep him as a pet. RIP my favorite little dude, you helped teach me that bugs are cute, cool and worth having around! May ur next journey be filled with tasty radishes

[julesofnature]

“Drink from the well of yourself and begin again.”  ~ Charles Bukowski

[fatchance]

Globe mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Glendale, Arizona.

[usgsbiml]

Small Fuzzy Diadaasia diminuta.  

This little fur ball, is a globe mallow specialist.  

I would tell you more but I am too tired after trying to beat back invasives all day in the yard to say any more.   A lovely day though all the bees finally are emerging, including my first queen bumbles.  This little poof is from the Badlands National Park in South Dakota.  Pictures taken by Kelly Graninger and Anders Croft.    

[aby-off-topic]

Bees cuddling in a Globe Mallow blossom

[bone-free-as-the-wind]

Male Anna’s hummingbird among blooming desert plants: Parry’s penstemon and globe mallow. Happy spring.

(photo by S Suzuki-Martinez)

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