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Meadowhawks (Sympetrum)　赤とんぼ

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I've taken photos of blue dragonflies, such as  blue-tailed forest hawks  and white-tailed skimmers , several times but r...

Star Magnolia (Magnolia Stellata)　シデコブシ（四手辛夷）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 The star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) is native to Japan, flowering in early spring. Its flowers resemble white magnolia (Yul...

Cabbage White Butterfly　モンシロチョウ（紋白蝶）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I thought it was a common grass yellow butterfly  at first but it's not so yellow and its spots, which should be black, a...

Blue-Striped Nettle Grub (Parasa Lepida)　ヒロヘリアオイラガ（広縁青毒棘蛾）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 What do you see in these photos? I thought it was a strange-shaped grasshopper but you know what? It's a moth! A blue-str...

Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium Japonicum)　エンジュ（槐）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Cream yellow flowers scattered on the ground made me look up and find a Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum).  Japa...

"Drunken" Confederate Rose　スイフヨウ（酔芙蓉）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are Confederate roses (Hibiscus mutabilis cv. versicolor) and the first five photos are of one flower, taken at 10:00, ...

Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus)　オクラ

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I've eaten its fruits numerous times but saw the flowers for the first time. These are okra flowers. Okra flowers resembl...

Three Types of Swallowtail Butterflies　アゲハ蝶3種

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 There are various types of swallowtail butterflies and these are three of them. Butterflies usually close their wings when re...

White-Tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum Albistylum)　シオカラトンボ（塩辛蜻蛉）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are white-tailed skimmers (Orthetrum albistylum). The dragonfly is found across Asia and Russia. Males and females can ...

Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica)　サルスベリ（百日紅）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is native to China, coming to Japan before the Edo period (1603 - 1867) and can be found ...

Five-Seeded Plume-Poppy (Macleaya Cordata)　タケニグサ（竹似草）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is five-seeded plume-poppy (Macleaya cordata). The plant is native to China, Taiwan, and Japan and can be found across J...