It should not be a surprise that I would have seen all the trees on campus by now, especially one that is along the route that I walk by 3-4 times a week. But guess what, I saw something different this week! They are little brain-looking balls hanging from the tree!
There is the yard long beans from the MSU Children's Garden. The green biovar of this long bean is actually very popular in M'sia, where it is commonly used for curry. I have yet to see this in the stores here, or at least I have not paid attention or look for them since I don't like long beans.
What about this thorny looking plant? They remind me of slinky balls, the one that burst into a larger size when you throw it on the ground.
Sometimes there are also interesting looking birds like this yellow one here. Not sure what bird it is but it was flying very low and seems to have a liking for the flower seeds of this particular Monkey Flower plant.
Look, even flowers have eyes! Creepy looking ones too! Imagine if they could glow at night...haha.
There are also lots of lilies in the small pond at the Perennial Garden. There were a few white ones that looks like there are dirt on it.
But if you look closer, it is not dirt but some kind of bug!! They made the white lily their niche! Ewwwww! These little bugs are aphids. They are very persistent pest for water plants, especially when the weather is cloudy and humid. They also reproduce very fast via asexual reproduction. It is kinda creepy how live baby aphids just pops out from the adult aphids. The best organic way to get rid of them is lady bugs! Lady bugs will eat them all up and then the lily will be nice and white again! Hah, I knew lady bugs are the good bugs! :P They are one of the cutest bug ever!
While the number of aphids all over the lily plants is disgusting, the turtle doesn't seem to mind it at all.
On the other hand, another turtle in a pond with no aphids on the lilies looks like it is trying to get out of the pond.
The wonders of nature...Ping is loving it!
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