Thanks for your thoughts, Dan. I do understand how much "evil" they cause. But I can't help but think that the beetles can't be blamed: they didn't ask to be imported to the Americas in a shipment of Japanese iris bulbs. They're just doing what millions if years of evolution "designed" them to do, something which has made them a very successful species.
Besides, if defoliage and destruction of ecosystems is evil then humans are the most evil species on the planet by a long shot. I don't really need to provide examples... Anyway, your comments are most appreciated, even if I may not wholly agree with you. Thanks for the nice words about the quality of the photo. Cheers, frank On 21 September, 2015 12:08:41 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote: >Fine image, Frank, but anyone who thinks Japanese beetles are >beautiful doesn't understand the ultimate evil they represent. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Knarf <[email protected]> >wrote: >> Yes I know, that Japanese Beetle again. But it's not his fault. In >Japan they're controlled by predators, here they're not, so they do >what millions of years of evolution have designed them to do: eat >plants. >> >> It's not like they asked to come to the Americas - apparently they >arrived with iris bulbs about a hundred years ago. >> >> Anyway, I think they're quite beautiful. Hope you enjoy this photo: >> >> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/bloom-and-beetle.html?m=1 >> >> Comments encouraged. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
