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mariannedenton.bsky.social
Sleepy Monkey Beetle (Hoplia dispar) in Snowbrush Ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus) this morning.

I love when this shrub blooms because the beetles be beetles doing what beetles do best.

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June 2, 2026 at 11:55 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
What’s up, Monkeybeatle Butt?

Hoplia dispar on Snowbrush ceanothus
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The terminal abdomen and wing covers on a metallic green monkeybeatle in a cluster of small white flowers
June 1, 2024 at 10:26 PM
jaruis.bsky.social
Snowbrush fight.

#whaspoilers #wha96
April 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
Beetles! Five of them!

Green Pine Chafer
(Dichelonyx backii)

🌿 #PollinatorWeek
A beetle on a green leaf of a Snowbrush ceanothus. The beetle has a shiny black head and thorax with jeweltone greenish reddish wing pads.
June 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
Darkling Beetle
(Tenebrionidae)
A small shiny black beetle that has groves on its wing shells. It is on the small white flowers of Snowbrush
June 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
thingstoshea.bsky.social
ok Cleveland. just took the snowbrush out of the car.

prepare accordingly. ❄️❄️❄️
April 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
solitaryboy1250.bsky.social
My Tacoma and the crew snowbrush-mogging the fuck out of this Corolla. Owner will have an unprecedented cortisol spike when they walk outside in the morning.
February 24, 2026 at 1:44 AM
ianpaulsieren.bsky.social
Snowbrush ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus)
#Spring #flowers #bloomscrolling
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
I love Snowbrush Ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus) because all the insects flock to it when it blooms it's pungent blossoms. And I especially love Hoplia beetles.
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#FallBackFlowers June 1, 2024
Two green beetles that look sort of hairy/scaly one of which has black markings on its upper shell. They are crawling away from each other on a cluster of small white flowers.
December 1, 2024 at 9:11 PM
andreatodd.bsky.social
There is no snowbrush in the truck but there is sunscreen so you know… helpful 🥴
November 24, 2024 at 6:10 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
A very popular Snowbrush Ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus).
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#FallBack #FallBackFlowers May 21, 2024
A cluster of multiple small white flowers with yellow centers from a shrub with multiple butterflies and bees and other invertebrates collecting pollen and nectar.
November 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM
ianpaulsieren.bsky.social
Snowbrush ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus)
#Spring #flowers #bloomscrolling
May 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
… progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road –the one less traveled by– offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth.”

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
September 27, 1962
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Behr’s hairstreak butterfly on snowbrush bush cluster is small white flowers
September 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
sanner86.bsky.social
So... you're saying I should buy a snowbrush this weekend.
I can't find mine. I'm sure when I buy a new one it will show up. 🤦‍♀️
November 14, 2024 at 6:24 PM
ozymomdias.bsky.social
Come to Alaska! Breathtaking wilderness beauty! Dredging a puddle with a snowbrush! Midnight sun! Borrowing rubber gloves from the resource teacher while you fervently pray you haven’t lost your work key!
March 28, 2026 at 3:22 AM
jasonstiff.bsky.social
Despite Montana not getting enough rain and snow, our native snow scraper trees (icyius brushius) grew well, and it's time to harvest a bumper brush crop!

#Montana #Billings #snow #snowbrush #icescraper #ice #harvest #tree #crop #autumn #fall #winter #weather #wx #mtwx #funny #humor #Sunday
November 11, 2024 at 2:12 AM
alternativephotography.com
🌿 Great ideas for anthotypes for World Anthotype Day:

➥ Elderberry: Ambjörn Jansson
➥ Clematis & Pomegranate: Karin Matter-Locher
➥ Maple: @bluelumiereart.bsky.social
➥ Mullein & Snowbrush ceanothus: Dietlinde DuPlessis

Gallery:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...

#anthotypes
August 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
Yellow Velvet Beetle
(Lepturobosca chrysocoma)
A golden fuzzy beetle in the small white flowers of a snowbrush From Wikipedia: The beetles are 10–20 millimetres long and are covered by a dense coat of golden hairs. Adult beetles are frequently seen feeding on flowers in the summer. Their hairy coats pick up pollen, which is transferred to other flowers as they feed, allowing pollination. A golden fuzzy beetle in the small white flowers of a snowbrush From Wikipedia: The beetles are 10–20 millimetres long and are covered by a dense coat of golden hairs. Adult beetles are frequently seen feeding on flowers in the summer. Their hairy coats pick up pollen, which is transferred to other flowers as they feed, allowing pollination.
June 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
tmigratorius.bsky.social
Climate change survivor.

Ceanothus velutinus (snowbrush) is a drought-tolerant, actinorhizal native plant found in the Intermountain West region of the US that harbors many plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria.

If you find it in a nursery, buy the biggest you can afford.
September 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
treblaw.bsky.social
only free ads on this account and if you can find this on second-hand sites because it's discontinued (companies are stupid), this is the best snowbrush I have ever used. True Temper. Snow doesn't clump up in it, gets in nooks good. Have had mine for 10 years
True Temper snow brush with no bristles. Doesn't scratch but more importantly doesn't get all clogged up and fucking useless in a messy storm
January 24, 2026 at 3:32 PM
pw3n.bsky.social
Had a meeting with some people in Ontario today, where they complained about the snow and I talked about how I had used a snowbrush to clean cherry blossoms off my car.
March 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
rossz28.bsky.social
"I don't have a snowbrush." BUY ONE.

"It's cold out." SO WHAT.

"I'm a stupid knuckle-dragging moron who is trying to blind or break the windshields of people behind me with snow blowing off my car in huge icy chunks." I HATE YOU.
January 12, 2024 at 3:37 AM
heatherupperleft.bsky.social
Azaleas, rhododendron, salal, boxwoods, snowbrush
April 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM
forcier4heisman.bsky.social
literally in his car seat with holy water in his right hand and his snowbrush septer in his left
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
Wandering on the Beautiful Path: I love bug & flower season.

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Behr’s Hairstreak
(Satyrium behrii)
Snowbrush Ceanothus
(Ceanothus velutinus)
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A small grey butterfly with iridescent wings sipping nectar from a cluster of very small white flowers. Butterfly from Butterflies & Moths: Tailless. Upperside orange with wide brown borders on forewing. Underside of male brown, female brownish-white; both with postmarginal and submarginal lines of irregular small black spots. Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm). Flowers/Shrub from Wikipedia: Ceanothus velutinus grows up to 4 metres (13 feet) tall but generally remains under 3 metres, and forms colonies of individuals which tangle together to form nearly impenetrable thickets. The aromatic evergreen leaves are alternately arranged, each up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long. The leaves are oval in shape with minute glandular teeth along the edges, and shiny green and hairless on the top surface. The plentiful inflorescences are long clusters of white flowers.
June 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM