Lets play a game - guess the picture!

[museumguy]

Some sort of funky blue ridge coral?

 

[GMaquarium]

Kinda close but not it. Although heliopora ridge is my type of coral. Been growing one for a while.

 

[GMaquarium]

hint... this coral will burn you.

 

[museumguy]

Fire coral?

 

[GMaquarium]

Fire coral?

You got it!!!

Its a Caribbean Millepora complanata aka blade fire coral

 

[museumguy]

I'll be submitting the next picture soon... stand by

 

[museumguy]

hint... non reef related

hint... non reef related

 

[dan10342]

look like... butterflies. in a cocoon

 

[reefscape15]

I second cocoon. No idea what type though! I know it's not a monarch

 

[dan10342]

I second cocoon. No idea what type though! I know it's not a monarch

ah indeed.

paper kite butterfly?

 

[museumguy]

ah indeed.

paper kite butterfly?

Correct! It is a paper kite chrysalis (not a cocoon).

25 points for Dan.

 

[reefscape15]

Damn! I knew the word was chrysalis but cocoon was much easier to spell!

 

[dreaminmel]

 

[aquadonkey]

Whatever that is, I saw a ton of those petals/leaves shed on the path at the wetlands today when I was walking my pup.

 

[dreaminmel]

This has been on my property since I bought the house 3 years ago and I just saw these for the first time this year. The way it grows, they all aim towards the neighbor's property.

 

[low riderr]

very nice cant wait to find out what this is cause i want it

 

[reefscape15]

WOW thats a lovely tree flower! I don't know what it is, but its very pretty.

 

[Steve Canyon]

tulip tree?

 

[dreaminmel]

Yes sir! :thumbsup:

 

[dan10342]

Correct! It is a paper kite chrysalis (not a cocoon).

25 points for Dan.

only 25 points???

what is this. winner gets 100000 points.

googling wont work for this one.. i shot this myself