Rhombus....an oblique-angled equilateral parrallelogram having four equal sides >
Rhombic....having the form of a Rhombus >
Rhombic Leatherbug (Syromastus rhombeus) 9-11mm body lenght. Local to coastal regions in southern England and also a few scattered inland sites.
Nature's geometry...
A few days ago, while out walking in one of my local nature reserves, I came across a large patch of (I think?) Common Chickweed (Stelllaria media), on closer inspection I found that it was covered in lots of these stunning Leatherbugs..a cue for a photo session!
What it's all about...
What do you call this shape then?
Who you looking at?
Way more interesting than the geometry lessons I had at school!
7 comments:
These are really wonderful. The shape is called a pleasing.
Thanks Adrian. Yep, nature has a way of creating pleasing shapes!...[;o)
Yes this could well be a Trapezoid or a Parallelogram or a quadrilateral or all three.
"Not a lot of people know that", or it could just be a funny looking insect Trevor. :))
Fabulous Leatherbugs, I love them Trevor.
Roy, now you're confusing me...they still look good from any angle though!...[;o)
Thanks Bob...[;o)
Weird and wonderful, great images...though mating looks precarious
Thanks Douglas. Yep, living life on the edge...I think that's what it's called, not that I know much about it!!...[;o)
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