I'm GREEN with envy
Green on plants is just the norm because of the whole Krebs cycle and photosynthesis thing, but when I see green in unexpected places like insects or plant parts like Palo Verde tree bark, lichens or even minerals and water, it becomes mesmerizing, soothing, and cooling. Metallic green, which is really metallic blue plus melanin pigment. Melanin pigment is the the most common pigment used in the animal kingdom, and different amounts result in the black and brown colors that abound in animals. So metallic green actually is common since animals tend to already have melanin. If green provides a great background with plants and insects, that is appealing too. Add iridescent green to insects and other animals like hummingbirds and I am in awe. So here is my list of green things I loved to look at.
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Crested Sabretooth Blenny - Petroscirtes mitratus -
Moth - Ornithospila succincta -
Moth - Omiza herois -
Lissochlora manostigma -
Verdant Hawkmoth (Euchloron megaera) -
Jewel Beetle or Polybothris sumptuosa sumptuosa ventral side -
Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Thosea sp., Limacodidae) -
Angled sulphur - Anteos maerula -
Green mottled planthopper, Salurnis marginella -
Green mottled planthopper, Salurnis marginella -
Moth - Agathia codina -
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis -
Peninsular Pit Viper - Trimeresurus sabahi fucatus -
Smaragdina concolor (Fabricius, 1792) -
Long Legged Green Fly or Condylostylus longicornis -
Long Legged Green Fly or Condylostylus longicornis dorsal view -
Tamarack cones -
Male Red-Bearded Bee-Eater - Nyctyornis amictus -
Shining Leaf Chafer - Mimela chrysoprasa -
Jewel Bug - Tetrarthria variegata -
Giant taking off! -
Phasmid/Stick Insect - Necroscia involutecercata -
Condylostylus sp. -
Dried Leaf