I'm glad I wasn't walking under the Bunya pine when this baby fell from the tree! It is about the size of a human head and heavy. The nuts are edible and when the cone is dry I believe that one boils and then roasts the nuts before eating them. I'll give it a go if the rats and possums don't get it first!
Since the flood I have noticed these black ants building their nests in trees, I'm not sure if it is just something I never noticed before or if they have changed their habits. I am pretty sure that these ants usually lurk in the grass and bite (hard and painfully) unsuspecting bottoms sitting on the ground.
Hello Remantics,
ReplyDeleteI haven't had much blog time lately, but I'm glad to hear that you've escaped the worst of the flooding and that you and your animals are OK. I hope things can return to relative normalcy soon. I'll be looking forward to reading about your walks.
Kind regards,
Gaye
I've been wondering how you are doing as I hear about the floods. I looked on the map of Australia to see if I could find where you are, but I couldn't (though I did see Brisbane). Up until lately Australia was just a blob in the oceanto me. Then I read "Auto de Fay," a memoir by Fay Weldon, and began to see it differently. Then I got the comment from you. The place is starting to come alive for me....
ReplyDeleteYour photos continue to amaze me. I still haven't replaced my printer's ink cartridge, so I've not painted from them yet. What is the name of the fungus(?) in one of the pictures that looks like a thousand little bells?
I hope you are well and back home by now. We are having record snow, but it is basically just inconvenient.......not a disaster like your floods. Cheri