nature is amazing OR stay offa my spike you lousy bugs!!!
 

I have a few mounts that are in this massive ficus break on one boundary of my yard....this tree line is home to a LOT of wild life and the Orchids are in their space so I generally wont interfere and let things take their natural course.

I was checking on the plants as i was watering and i saw this little spike. I got excited about the possibility of some new flowers and i took a closer look and see that something has eaten out the interior of the spike!!! even crazier, it seems to still be developing and growing in spite of having a major hole in it


i am sure it will fail and blast soon but i thought i would share because it is pretty cool looking

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...96c440f_4k.jpgHoooooous by J Solo, on Flickr

so this orchid is BAD ASS

the spike that the bug got to is still growing...somehow impossibly and there are two older dormant spikes that have projected new spikes and a BEEFY new spike from the stem.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d228490_4k.jpgOutdoor by J Solo, on Flickr

here is a shot of the whole mount- the big phal has been there for a few years, last year i added two minis and that dead stick of dendro cane ( haha there is no such thing as a dead stick of dendo cane if you treat it with love!) and it of course started growing

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ee13acf_4k.jpgOutdoor by J Solo, on Flickr

the ravaged spike....still growing

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dc63745_4k.jpgOutdoor by J Solo, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f4e6eb1_4k.jpgStuff at night by J Solo, on Flickr

one more to see the big new spike in the back ground

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...57cec14_4k.jpgStuff at night by J Solo, on Flickr