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Gorgeous!

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It charmed me so!

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Spectacular! Such crisp color and detail. And I love learning the scientific terms - anemophily, entomophily, ambophily. Sounds like the makings of a poem to me. Will let you know if they ever become one.

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Thanks, Ruth. Please do write that poem! (And I've got an entire dictionary of botanical terms -- it'll keep you busy! 😀)

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Exquisite!—the butterfly with its fringed edges, striped antennae, and teal-glitter-edged eye spots; the elegantly stylish beaksedge; and the biologist (Oh, that eloquent biologist!) on his belly. What a winning combo for all of us nature-lovers. Thank you, Bryan.

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Oh, you are too kind, Judy. Thanks so much. It's so nice to hear from you. (By the way, I'm become more aquatic, getting hooked on Mollusca: https://chasingnature.substack.com/p/i-touched-extinction).

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Chasing Nature - my top purchase of 2022 and a delight to look forward to in 2023! Thank you, Bryan.

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Aw, shucks, Shirley. You've made my day. Thanks. It's always so nice to hear from you. I'm humbled.

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Fantastic, thank you - I'd never read about (or seen) beaksedges before.

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Thanks, Lisa. So great to hear from you! I wonder if the white-bract species get far enough north to you -- I suspect at least one does.

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Lovely. ❤️

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Indeed!

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Thanks for pursuing your curiosity and finding an answer to the question of why a plant pollinated by wind would go to the trouble of attracting insects. And what a beautiful picture!

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The paper I cited is cool -- it includes some rigorous testing for whether an insect visitor is indeed actually a pollinator.

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Magnificent! You, Cassius Blue, and dances with beaksedges, too. A delightful read.

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