This friendly meadowhawk (Sympetrum sp.) took a few moments to pose for us while we were hiking the Wiley Trails:
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Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax), spotted in a neighborhood flower garden:
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Alfalfa plant bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus) on ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), from Thompson Park:
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I caught this wrinkled soldier beetle (Podabrus rugosulus) just as they were popping their elytra to fly off:
#InsectDanceMoves #ReadyForTakeOff #InsectThursday #beetle #Coleoptera #insects
This black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) was very busy exploring a leafy plant, but I was still able to get some glamor shots with my macro lens:
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