Southern California Sunset Photography

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At The Holler,

the surreal,

is sometimes,

real.

I photographed these unusual cloud formations last night when it was extremely hot and humid and the clouds seemed to dip from holding the weight of water.

Cheers to you from ‘the banks of the yellow sea’~

(poem attribution Emily Dickinson)

Late addition: Two brilliant bloggers identified these clouds for me as Asperitas Clouds only formally classified in 2017. Here is a reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperitas_(cloud)

I want to recognize both of these clever bloggers and thank them sincerely for their fascinating information.

The bloggers are :

https://40thousandkm.com/ and https://lynettedartycross.com/author/lynettedartycross/

Bloggers Rock!

Who sat down beside her.

Tarantulas measure around five inches in length, eleven inches if accurately measured. See:

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Tarantulas#:~:text=Adult%20tarantulas%20average%20five%20inches,weight%E2%80%94more%20than%206%20ounces.)

And she frightened (click/tap to enlarge photos).

Mr. Tarantula away.

Tarantula Hawks sting large tarantulas to the point of paralysis, and lay their eggs on them, which then feed on the paralyzed tarantula until it dies. Tarantula hawks have the second most painful insect sting in the world. This is the closest I have ever gotten to one even though they are here all the time. I happened to be sitting next to this one as it peacefully gathered pollen. Unfortunately I didn’t have my full zoom camera or there would be more up close detail.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-most-painful-wasp-sting-in-the-world-explained.html#:~:text=’Number%20two%20is%20broadly%20comparable,that%20of%20a%20velvet%20ant.