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[Archibald]

Found another Citrus Flatid Planthopper.

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And a Green Stink Bug nymph.

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Red Soldier Beetle.

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[MSH411]

Paint Brush Moth

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Fungus Weevil. First time seeing one of these.

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A tiny green leafhopper.

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Japanese Beetle.

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Robber Fly.

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Maybe a Square-headed Wasp.

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A Green Cone-headed Planthopper.

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A Rove Beetle, probably Ontholestes sp. It differs from other beetles in having very short wing covers.

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[Mikey]

Even in December if the temps rise into the forties (F) the honeybees will come to the birdbath and hang out. Oh, and the closeup lense used was a RF 800mm F11.

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[Archibald]

First bug of the season for me. It's a hoverfly.

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Cuckoo Bee. This is a handheld 3-photo stack.

 

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Mining bee - Andrena sp.

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Garden orb weaver spider. It hides during the day to avoid predators...

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and makes its web at night. Photo taken at night.

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[Orsonneke]

Fly

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Fly
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Lots of detail!

 

[Orsonneke]

"Cockchafer on narrow-leaved plantain"

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"Cockchafer on narrow-leaved plantain"
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Very sharp, nice background.

 

[SwampGrizz]

Now I understand where all the science fiction/horror movies get the inspiration for their monsters. Just look under a bush.

 

[Archibald]

Now I understand where all the science fiction/horror movies get the inspiration for their monsters. Just look under a bush.

Yeah, they can look scary or gross, but some are quite beautiful.

 

[SwampGrizz]

Yeah, they can look scary or gross, but some are quite beautiful.

Agreed. Some of the colors are very beautiful.

 

[Grumps]

Now I understand where all the science fiction/horror movies get the inspiration for their monsters. Just look under a bush.

Fiction emulating the real world (archive link to an article published back in 2017)

 

[SwampGrizz]

Geeeeez Grumps…
I could have gone all day without knowing about parasitic wasps. The Alien movies were terrifying, and now I see where they got it from. Thanks for keeping me awake tonight.

 

[Archibald]

Leaf-footed Bug - Hypselonotus interruptus. Taken with the RF 100-500mm lens.

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A very tiny leafhopper (sharpshooter), Erythrogonia laudata.

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