Old dogwood flowering head, showing flowers, and chewed bracts

I've never seen dogwood bracts chewed (I guess) like that. I suppose this was done by an insect. Bracts are leaves modified in color. Many people think that they are petals. They aren't. The flowers, although quite small, are clearly visible -- see note in the photo. They have four petals each, and you can see the light yellow anthers and the greenish stigmas. More detail is visible at the larger sizes.

copyright Martin LaBar