Residents of summer flowers vary from tiny aphid to giant butterfly. Nearly all summer flowers have at least marks of residents like spider webs or honeydew secreted by aphids. Next time you see a wild summer flower get a closer look and you will be surprised what you can find in a flower!
Summer flowers connected with spider webs
I love misty mornings. One really nice thing in mist is spider webs which are visible because of the moist. I have posted earlier Do you like spider webs? in which you can see beautiful spider webs crafted by the spiders.
These photos are photographed in the same morning as my photos in my previous post but instead of webs I was focusing in the flower.
Did you know that Creeping Thistle is really tasty? In case you are interested in eating it here is a link to a Finnish site where you can find more how to prepare tasty meal from Creeping thistle.
Summer flowers are home for insects, ants and spiders
There is so much life inside a flower as I realized while I was photographing Red-throated loons in Karnaistenkorpi. While waiting the birds to approach me I noticed Cow parsley growing by the pond. At first glance I saw the flower. When checking the photo I realized some black blob under the flower. Closer look showed that there was a spider waiting for the next lunch. Third look and I detected two ants in the flower.
Summer flowers have numerous residents and it is interesting to follow what is going on in the flowers. As you may have noticed from my photos, instead of details I am focusing on environmental photography as I want to show the flower ecosystem.
Thank you for reading my blog. I hope you have enjoyed my Residents of summer flowers post.
Minna from Finnish nature 😊
FINNISH NATURE photos 
Similar to our wild flowers, but not quite the same. I always find wild plants very interesting and yes, their visitors too!
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I love summer as there are so many flowers and birds outside. Now I can feel that the autumn is coming. Soon flowers and birds are gone, but then hopefully we will have snow ❄️ 😊
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Beautiful photos! I like seeing butterflies,bees and ladybugs in my wild flowers but I can do without the spiders. 😉
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Thank you Magickmerdmaid! 😂 I feel you! Spider is OK as long as they don’t touch me. If they do, I scream 😂😂
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Your Cow Parsley stands out in a positive way, likes the perspective and the residents.
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Thank you Hans! I like that photo too. I was just wondering that spiders and ants seem to be able to live in the same flower. May be spider does not like the taste of ants 😊
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That may be true, ants are known to spread unpleasant odors …..
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Hmm, that was new for me. I have tried to comment on your post, but somehow it does not show up in you post 😦
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Wonderful photos, Minna, I love the upshot of the Cow parsley and insects! (although I will admit I am petrified of spiders! 🥴 )
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Thank you Donna! I think most of us does not like spiders 🕷neither do I 😂 But as long as they are on flower it’s OK.
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Great observations and fantastic post and photos!!!
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Thank you Denise!
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