Flowers and a special feature on a wasp.

We have relocated some of the plants in our garden, and they seem to be happy.

Five shots of the plants, and then five shots of the wasp feature.

Just to remind you that I love flowers, but I am not an expert concerning their names and properties. We are searching in the nurseries for the plant in the tag picture, as I took the photo of it at a coffee shop. Apparently, the little sunbirds love to visit them, and we love the sunbirds. Reminds me of a song by the Rolling Stones, "You can't always get what you want" So true, and we have learned over time to live with not getting what we want.

Like I said in my previous post, we want a world of peace, but we know as long as wars, greed, and dishonesty reign it will never happen. Morality and honesty have been binned and replaced by perversion and lies. The internet, that breeds scammers, adds to the problem as even your name and surname can be stolen and your bank account emptied overnight. Now we live in fortresses and must sleep with one eye open every night.
But I digress and come to have a look at the photos and the wasp.

In its new space now, and it has also increased a little in size. The flowers tell us that it is happy.

This one below almost looks like a yellow snowflake.

And, you can see it has also grown in length.

We still have to get some more white stones to complete the bedding of this one. It is a Barrel Cactus, and they are slow growers.

Right! Now let me show you the wasp.

Now why is this wasp so important to us? The Wikipedia article below will tell you that the wasp even has medicinal properties. It can also act as a bodyguard for birds.

Disclaimer: Please don't try this at home.

Belanogaster wasps are an important food source for wintering European honey buzzards (Pernis apivorus) in sub-Saharan Africa. In African traditional medicine, wasps of the genus are cooked with plant roots and consumed to cure various childhood sicknesses, as well as having ceremonial use similar to that of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Some birds choose to build their nests near the nests of Belonogaster for protection, including mousebirds and weavers.

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Even its little eyes have red lines in them.

I love the intricate design and colors of the wasp, and it landed on the flowers of our Christ-thorn bush.

Amazing what one can learn in nature, as we didn't know that wasps can be cooked with plant roots to heal some childhood illnesses. So, we go on to be surprised and to learn as I think one can never learn all the secrets of nature in a lifetime. What I do know for sure, is that nature is a healer, and it was proven by the wisdom of the traditional healers. In the early days they had no pharmacies and nature was their pharmacy. They understood the medicinal values of roots, by practice, and they are able to heal many of mankind's disorders.
Such is life.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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