Sideways

Nov 19, 2008

The movie, "Sideways," has nothing on a spotted cucumber beetle climbing up, down and sideways on a rock purslane.

The spotted cucumber beetle is a pest, while the rock purslane has to be among the world's most beautiful flowers. (And also very attractive to insects.)

The 2004 movie is about two guys on a life-altering journey through the wine country of Napa. They drank copious amounts of the adult beverage.

The spotted cucumber beetle was just feeding on nectar, the insect's version of wine.


By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Author - Communications specialist

Attached Images:

SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE--A spotted cucumber beetle on a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spotted cucumber beetle

A spotted cucumber beetle crawls inside a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spotted cucumber beetle inside rock purslane