Wild Bergamot along a rural road at sunrise near Edgewood in Northeast Iowa

July 05, 2012
Wild Bergamot ( Monarda fistulosa )
Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa,
Riding Mountain National Park, MB, Canada
While I was harvesting flowers for extraction, I happened to put my hand on this guy. not sure who screamed louder. this fella is a crab spider, one in a family of ambush spiders that lay-in-wait to capture their prey as opposed to spinning webs. note his i-will-eat-you-for-breakfast-stance. quite menacing.
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda
Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot. Columbus, Montana. July 22, 2005.
Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot. Columbus, Montana. July16, 2006.
Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot. Columbus, Montana. July 8, 2007.
Wild Bergamot along a rural road at sunrise near Edgewood in Northeast Iowa

July 05, 2012
Wild Bergamot along a rural road at sunrise near Edgewood in Northeast Iowa

July 05, 2012
Wild Bergamot along a rural road at sunrise near Edgewood in Northeast Iowa

July 05, 2012
See photo in original gallery.