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Thelymitra pauciflora
Slender Sun Orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora), with nymph katydid.
Native grassland.
There are hundreds of these tiny terrestrial orchids in one of our native pastures. The "sun orchids" are so named because they only open when the sun is out. The fingertip on the right side of the photo gives you an idea of just how small they are.
Spotted on Nov 7, 2010
Submitted on Nov 7, 2010
5 Comments
Wow! That is small!
Revised the insect ID to some sort of Katydid.
We feel very blessed to live on a property with such biological jewels. Thus far we've found 16 different species of native orchid, and I suspect there a a few more we've yet to discover, especially as they can go as much as eight years between sending up a stalk and flowering.
Amazing shot!
The cricket was so small that I didn't really see it until I looked through the macro lens.