Wild Flower

Jambu Fruit Flowers in Bloom

Wild Flower

Yellow Flower

Weaver Ant

WeaverAnts (genus Oecophylla) are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). Weaver ants are obligately arboreal and are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk.

The chap in the photograph quite hated the lens being so close to the nest and wanted me away or was ready for a fight.

Little White Flower

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. An estimated 18 species in the genus exit.

Vernonia cinerea

Known locally by the name Monarakudumbiya (මොණරකුඩුම්බිය) which roughly translates to ‘the crest of the peacock’. Vernonia is a genus of about 1000 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Most of them are known for having intense purple flowers. Several species such as the one in the picture has medicinal value with several uses attributed to it, including: diabetes, fever reduction, and recently a non-pharmaceutical solution to persistent fever, headache, and joint pain associated with AIDS.

Alone I stand…

Alone I stand
With wind on my face…
And grass at my feet…

Spathoglottis plicata

Spathoglottis plicata is commonly known as or Ground orchid. It is native to Southeastern Asia, and is a common species of Orchid that blooms throughout the year.