Our penstemons have been flowering.
Nectar from these flowers are a favorite food of hummingbirds and all sorts of bees.
A few days ago I also noticed some eggs on the flower petals.
They are the eggs of the cabbage looper moth. We’ve seen them in the yard before.
What is that sliver-like thing that is walking over the eggs?
It is a thrips!
Different species of thrips feed on a wide variety of items, including flower pollen and insect eggs. I’m not sure whether this one was feeding or not.
In any case, the eggs had all disappeared the next day. They may have hatched or they may have been eaten.
Who knew so much drama could occur within a single flower?
Do penstemons grow where you live? Are they blooming yet?
