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Delta Flower Scarab - Trigonopeltastes delta
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The Colorful Delta Flower Scarab Beetle Lives for Beautiful Flowers
The Colorful Delta Flower Scarab Beetle Lives for Beautiful Flowers shows readers this gorgeous little beetle and explains why they are great pollinators for many species of flowers. It also shares some basic information about their lifestyles and habits.
A Sip at a Time
Oftentimes when I head out on a nature hike I have no idea what I will find or see and that was definitely the case when I stopped at the Bailey Trails section of Gothe State Forest. I stopped to photograph the tamarisk flowers and ended up finding a bunch of other cool things as well, such as the fine-backed red paper wasp. Another colorful insect that was enjoying the tamarisks…
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BotD 3 - 03/24/24
This is the Delta Flower Scarab
These stunning beetles live in the South East, and are found with their heads buried in flower fields. Besides the obvious, these beetles get the "delta" part of their name from the triangle-shaped marking on their back. These beetles spend their days frolicking through flowers, gorging themselves on a variety of nectar and pollen. These cheerful beetles are considered pollinators, and can be seen mostly from May through November.
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Delta flower scarab, Trigonopeltastes delta, family Scarabaeidae, Conroe, TX, USA, 5/15/23
photograph by Paxon Kale CC
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Mummies With Golden ‘Tongues’ Discovered in Egypt
Archeologists have discovered several ancient mummies in Egypt with gold chips in their mouths where the tongues should be. The new finding was made at a site named Quweisna (sometimes spelled Quesna) necropolis in the central Nile Delta.
The Qwaisana Archaeological Compound, an extension of the archeological compound, was originally discovered by archeologists in 1989. Their theory was that it had been occupied during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, which stretched from about 300 BCE to 640 CE.
Officials at the Egyptian ministry revealed the discoveries in a Facebook post. Mustafa Waziri, head of the country’s Supreme Council for Archaeology, said the mummies were in a poor state of preservation, meaning their secrets were disintegrating with them.
Mummies with golden tongues puzzling
Golden tongued mummies have been unearthed before. Yet, they are still a mystery.
At the Qwaisana Archaeological Compound, three different levels show differing burial rituals. In addition, numerous other bodies were interred across three different time periods in ancient Egypt, which likely explained the difference in the tombs.
Besides the mummies with the golden tongues, some were found that had their bones glazed in thin sheets of gold under the linen wrap. Others had simply been buried near gold-shaped scarabs and small gold lotus flowers.
Evidently, the flowers are said to have symbolized creation and rebirth in ancient Egypt, while the scarabs could probably ensure elements in a mummy were consumed to be then reborn.
Mythological tokens to the afterlife
In 2021, excavators uncovered a skull with a tongue-shaped ornament framed in its yawning mouth at a 2,000-year-old temple, Taposiris Magna, in western Alexandria, Egypt.
Three more mummies that were a man, woman, and child dating back more than 2,500 years were also found with golden tongues at the end of 2021.
The mouth of the deceased was opened in preparation for the afterlife during embalming, during which the tongue was removed and replaced with the gold object.
This was a common practice, and it is believed that the gold tongue was for the dead to ask Osiris to show mercy on their souls, and, therefore, no music or sound was made.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities suspected that the gold had been placed there long ago by embalmers to ensure the dead could navigate the afterlife.
In contrast, archeological researchers believe that the tongues, flowers, and scarabs meant the soul’s transformation after it successfully negotiated a stay in the afterlife with the lord and judge Osiris.
Gold ornaments meant eternity
Life in Ancient Egypt is clearly still a mystery and more research needs to be done related to rituals like this one. Otherwise, without more evidence, all we can do is speculate.
Gold, popular for making ornaments for funerary rites in Ancient Egypt, was believed to be the flesh of the gods, specifically the skin of the Sun god, Ra.
Ra himself was not only considered the creator of everything but was also the leader of all the ancient Egyptian gods.
He was also closely connected to Osiris. They represented the sunlit portion of the day whilst Osiris represented the hours of darkness.
For that reason, the golden tongue could have represented a line to the light even in the cold darkness of the underworld ruled by Osiris.
Osiris, god of the afterlife
Osiris was the god of the afterlife in Ancient Egypt and lived among the dead in the underworld known as Hades in Greek mythology, sometimes referred to as ‘the Silent Land.’
He is believed to have been killed and hacked into pieces that were spread across Egypt. Isis, who was his wife and sister, gathered all the pieces and resurrected him, however.
Osiris himself was called ‘the Lord of Silence,’ as he enforced speechlessness on those held there. This explains why silence was required during funerary arrangements, according to Egyptian mythology.
By Jacquie Namugerwa.
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in a Egyptian Pokémon region, the starters would be based on a snake, (the fire starter) a crane, (the grass starter) and a hippo. (The water starter) what do you think?
Ooh this is a really cool ask OP thank you
Here are my ideas for an Egypt based region:
Obviously we want some kind of wadjet snake pokemon and a crocodile and a hippo bc those are very prominent animals in Egyptian mythology, so right on with that. But I wanted to use animals that were sacred in a positive light (ones that weren't respected partly out of fear) as inspiration for the starter pokemon (because all of those above have certain negative connotations even if they also have good ones). So my choice of starters would be:
Jackal (fire/ghost)
Cow/ram/gazelle fusion (grass/rock)
Ibis (water/flying)
I had other starter ideas but unfortunately they were too conceptually similar to other extant pokemon (a cat fire type or a lion fire type; a primate grass type, a fire/flying bird of prey, etc.)
Stuff I would like to see in this region:
Camel pokemon (lankier than camerupt and rideable), maybe with some giraffe mixed in
Giant "Giza sphinx" type stature except it's based on the jackal starter bc originally what we know irl as the Sphinx of Giza was actually a jackal statue that got damaged enough on the head that they had to recarve the head into something smaller and without a long face (which is why it is so disproportionate to the body size)
Large desert areas that really push the player to their limit (the trickery of the desert area in SuMo comes to mind; sort of like ORAS but replace the water with sand) with beautiful oases dotting the map
Scarab pokemon
A fairy/water or water/ghost mirage pokemon that, similar to ditto, can appear as a pokemon it's not, but, like minior or mimikyu, drops its disguise after getting hit
Toad pokemon
Really hype up the legendaries for this region. Like really make their presence loom over the whole game so they don't feel like trophy hunting prizes at the end. Make them HARD to catch
Rhino pokemon
More puzzles! I miss puzzles!
Sphinx pokemon (maybe absol regional variant?)
Make me afraid of ghost pokemon again
Huge open marketplace area in late game major city areas
Aardwolf pokemon, or maybe a hyena one
Lots of hidden/secret areas--caves, mines, tombs, etc; a hidden oasis or one that's location/entrance constantly changes
A dark type pokemon with long ears and a split tail, based on whatever the fuck aesthetic Set was going for
Big river leading to delta and sea areas; a big contrast between this wet fertile landscape versus the arid desert it's surrounded by. Fun marsh areas with wading birds and water lilies, lots of reeds
An actual underground river maze beneath a pyramid/large tomb, filled with scary pokemon late into the game based on the hazardous initial journey to the afterlife and also the irl Colossus of Memnon maze/labyrinth and the maze of Amenemhet, which would lead you to a legendary. Would also have very strong giant water/dark snake pokemon in it (psuedo-legendary maybe)
SUCCULENT POKEMON
Bring back seasons and weather you cowards. It wouldn't be as hard to implement for a desert region!!
Crocodile/lion/hippo fusion pokemon based on Ammut (water/dark)
Large irrigated fields with different crops that attract different pokemon (special grass and tall grass, like how there are special flower colors for bushes)
Make incense more prominent like give it uses as a field item, such as attracting specific pokemon types, instead of it just being a hold item
Have berry trees you can plant at the oases. Make it big again like in ORAS. You could create an incense crafting mechanic that uses them, along with use in the cooking minigame they're introducing in gen 8
Softshell turtle pokemon
Touchscreen drawing game where you replicate glyph patterns to activate or unlock certain things
More interesting water pokemon that are viable competitively
Quail pokemon
More cool pokemon that hide in the sand like lizards, spiders, snakes, desert foxes, etc.
Return of rideable mudsdale
More unique *plant* pokemon that aren't just animals that have, like, some leaves taped to them
Bring back sky battles
Area in the sea similar to Cleopatra's sunken palace with ruins to explore using dive
More new cat pokemon (QUADRAPEDAL PLEASE)
GIVE US SOME NEW POKEBALLS!! And make other pokeball designs more easily accessible!
ELECTRIC JERBOA POKEMON
Boat and chariot/ride pokemon races!
BRING BACK MEGA EVOLUTIONS
All different temples dedicated to different pokemon/themes
Make it a point to reward the player for not robbing people's graves. Reward the player for respecting the dead/the native culture and making offerings at the various temples. You could make it so that giving offerings to different temples gave you different temporary bonuses like how O-powers worked. Hell you could have one that just increases your luck both in battles and encounters.
MAKE THE VILLIAN TEAM A BUNCH OF WHITE COLONIAL/IMPERIALISTS ASSHOLES THAT ARE TRYING TO STEAL AS MANY CULTURAL ARTIFACTS AS THEY CAN. And/or a doomsday cult sort of like the one in The Mummy, with a corresponding small organization dedicated to stopping them
Pokemon from previous regions that should make appearances in this Egyptian region:
Litleo line
Unown
Shuppet line
Girafarig
Absol
Fletchling line
Sigilyph
Petilil line
Hippopotas line
Minior
Oshawott line
Skorupi line
Stunky line
Drilbur line
Vullaby line
Yamask line
Venipede line
Grookey line
Feebas line
Skiddo line
Duskull line
Seviper
Zangoose
Nincada line
Spiritomb
Baltoy
Lunatone
Solrock
Cosmog line
Cubone line
Mew
Psyduck line
Totodile line
Cottonee line
Mawile
Shinx line
Lotad line
Dunsparse
Togedemaru
Doduo line
Sandile line
Trapinch line
Sandygast line
Chatot
Abra line
Ekans line
Bulbasaur line
Salandit line
Floatzel line
Exeggcute line
Rattatta line
Mareep line
Blitzle line
Zorua line
Duckling line
Mudbray line
Charjabug line
Rufflet line
Sandshrew line
Fenneken line
Litwick line
Dedenne
Wingull line
Froakie line
Tynamo line
Cutiefly line
Weedle line
Combee line
Riolu line
Swoobat line
Gible line
Axew line
Dratini line
Rockruff line
Gastly line
Darkrai
Sableye
Numel line
Squirtle line
Purrloin line
Meowth line
Noibat line
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A delta flower scarab (Trigonopeltastes delta) on a dewberry flower. Its name comes from the triangle shape on its back.
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Delta Flower Scarab, Trigonopeltastes delta #naturephotography #insects #beetlesofinstagram #entomology #scarab #nature #bugs https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgih7qLFdl/?utm_medium=tumblr
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The Fine Backed Red Paper Wasp is Known to be a Great Fall Pollinator
The Fine Backed Red Paper Wasp is Known to be a Great Fall Pollinator shows one of these beautiful wasps as she feeds on pink tamarisk flowers. It explains how these wasps feeding now will help them to survive the upcoming winter.
Red in the Tamarisk
Recently, I took a hike in Gothe State Forest that led me to a large patch of beautiful, little, pink tamarisk flowers that was filled with plenty of pollinators including honeybees, thynnid wasps, Ammophila wasps, delta scarab beetles, and longhorn beetles just to mention a few. Another pollinator that I found that same afternoon was this pretty little fine backed red paper…
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Delta flower scarab, Trigonopeltastes delta, found climbing around on grapevine next to Caney Creek in Conroe, Texas, USA
photograph by Paxon Kale CC
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Trigonopeltastes delta, the delta flower scarab or D beetle #naturephotography #nature #beetlesofinstagram #insectidentification #insects #bugs https://www.instagram.com/p/CQxA6yRLTap/?utm_medium=tumblr
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