Oxeye Daisy: Death trap in a Prairie Meadow

A peaceful place to sit and watch the flowers © SB

An idyllic scene, with Oxeye Daisies:

• An old bench, its blue paint peeling and wood bleached gray. 
• Sunset glowing on the tree trunks behind. 
• In front, a swath of bright yellow and white daisies. 

Sit, relax, and contemplate peace — and death in the Oxeye Daisies. For these innocent looking wildflowers present high risks for the unwary.

Consider, for example, the fate of the fly that does not notice a pale white spider camouflaged against this Oxeye Daisy's white ray florets...

Fly captured by spider in Oxeye Daisy  © SB

Oxeye Daisy Deathtrap  © SB 

White and yellow ray and disk florets of Oxeye Daisies.
These are introduced plants, i.e., not native,
and can be somewhat invasive.  ©SB 

Prairie Wildflower: Oxeye Daisy   

Location: Near Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada.  

Photo Date: July 4-7, 2015.

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