insects, arachnids and all that jazz

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Jun 4
Jun 3
That is a male sitting on her head, attempting to court her or simply trying to avoid the same fate as the mosquito she is eating.

That is a male sitting on her head, attempting to court her or simply trying to avoid the same fate as the mosquito she is eating.

Jun 2
Jun 1
Jun 1
Warm weather has finally returned to the great white north. And this year I have a new camera and a couple different macro setups I’ll be using. Yay!
I’ll probably do a post later to describe the setup.

Warm weather has finally returned to the great white north. And this year I have a new camera and a couple different macro setups I’ll be using. Yay!

I’ll probably do a post later to describe the setup.

Swallowtails sure do love celery.

Swallowtails sure do love celery.

A shot from the butterfly exhibit at the zoo. Taken in late august.

A shot from the butterfly exhibit at the zoo. Taken in late august.

A cabbage moth rests on a sunflower leaf.

A cabbage moth rests on a sunflower leaf.

Nov 7
A sunset looking out on the prairie at the edge of town. If you look carefully you can see a dragonfly.

A sunset looking out on the prairie at the edge of town. If you look carefully you can see a dragonfly.

Nov 6
Can anyone tell me what the sausage shaped thing eating the aphid is?

Can anyone tell me what the sausage shaped thing eating the aphid is?

Nov 5
Nov 2
Another pic of the ambush bug, and it does tricks!
Play dead!

Another pic of the ambush bug, and it does tricks!

Play dead!

Nov 1
First one of these I have ever seen, they are so cool.

First one of these I have ever seen, they are so cool.