Don't know what this catcus is doing. It's not Christmas - it's almost Easter. The bud is about 1/2-3/4 inch long. Shot with the Nikkor-Micro 105mm plus a 1.4x teleconverter (and a 30 second exposure time - getting towards dark).
Nikon D70
,105 Nikkor (1:1) plus 1.4x TC 30s f/22.0 at 105.0mm
full exif