Nomada placida, m, face, Highland County, VA
Another lovely and mysterious Nomada. Nomada placida. Eastern U.S. This one from Highland County. Late season species. Host - Unknown, Probably Andrena, but....other possibilities exist. Collected by Steve Roble in Highland County, Virginia. So many scintillating worlds out there that we walk by thinking about bears when we should be thinking about Nomada. Photo by Erick Hernandez.
We Are Made One with What We Touch and See
We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
- Oscar Wilde. Original public domain image from Flickr