The Dobson fly is the adult helgramite. The elongated jaws don't pack the punch of the larval jaws but they still aren't much fun as I found out. This male was almost 5 inches long. |
Both of these shots are from yesterday evening.
Hummingbirds love these trumpet vines and fly right inside the flower to feed. |
I also have a trumpet vine in my garden, but the flowers rarely stay as pretty as yours: the Baltimore Oreoles tear holes on the sides to get to the good stuff inside. The flowers get ripped to bits even before they're completely opened!
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