Bulbophyllum profusum, philippines

[walingwaling]

hi folks,
this species is endemic to the philippines and grows semi/pendulous, flowers are closing up over night.
while taking pictures this mosquito went totally nuts over the bloom, stuck his trunk in there and hopped from bloom to bloom.
it also shows how small the flowers are, the mossie was bigger!

cheers,

[delphiguy]

Very nice Ron.... nice shot of the mossie too... is it the polinator for these species?
anyways I'd be worried with the mossie as Denge is quite common these days.

[Cjcorner]

I was suprised to see a mosquito with it's nose in a flower. And it was a rather interesting looking mosquito too. Great shot of the flower and mosquito...more and more the pics on here are very good!

[walingwaling]

Very nice Ron.... nice shot of the mossie too... is it the polinator for these species?
anyways I'd be worried with the mossie as Denge is quite common these days.

thanks randy,
i couldnt say if it is the pollinator, but certainly an interesting show it was.

[boyong]

great shot ron!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

How cool and strange. I did not know that mosquitoes where orchid lovers too.

Cheers,
BD

[siaogu]

Nice shot.

This is what i got off google.

Mosquitoes have mouthparts that are adapted for piercing the skin of plants and animals. While males typically feed on nectar and plant juices, the female needs to obtain nutrients from a "blood meal" before she can produce eggs.

Now you know the gender of the mosquito

Cheers
Vincent

[walingwaling]

Nice shot.

This is what i got off google.

Mosquitoes have mouthparts that are adapted for piercing the skin of plants and animals. While males typically feed on nectar and plant juices, the female needs to obtain nutrients from a "blood meal" before she can produce eggs.

Now you know the gender of the mosquito

Cheers
Vincent

thanks vincent, interesting info!

thanks also for all comments!!!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Cool info, Vincent. Thanks!

cheers,
BD

[angel]

Interesting shots Ron. Your cam has good "macro".