Insects

[Anesthetist]

@Oaktavia been reading a bit about them, pretty fascinating stuff, esp about the cuckoo varieties.

@twin thank you kindly

[Oaktavia]

@Anesthetist of the bees or butterflies?

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

[SKT]

Wow that’s a cool color.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Yeah man! Sparkle sparkle, totally caught my eye

[SKT]

I think this little guy is a stink bug nymph.

[Fadez]

Randos from my camera roll. The praying mantis was actually praying at a Buddhist Temple

[SKT]

Cool beetle and his spider friend

[Oaktavia]

@SKT I think those are called June Beetles or a Cockchafer (yep) which are types of scarab beetles. As for the spider maybe a crab spider?

[SKT]

Thought this was a cool shot…blue dasher on the tip of my truck antenna

[Oaktavia]

@SKT awesome shot and such an incredible creature

[T4920]

I'm sure these are quite common, but I've never noticed a 'reverse ladybird' like this before.

Made me smile.

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 I have not seen one before- thanks for posting it.

[T4920]

@Oaktavia it's called a Harlequin ladybird. Apparently they're invasive to the UK, and more toxic than the typical variety.

[motojobobo]

@T4920 I assume it was inspecting whether your wabash was a reverse twill fabric!

[Oaktavia]

@motojobobo haha

[SKT]

World Wide Web tells me this is a click beatle

[goosehd]

@SKT The true headbangers of the insect world.

[SKT]

@goosehd ha! Didn’t even realize I spelled it that way.

[SKT]

We didn’t get the huge cicada hatch I had read about, but I’ve spotted a few recently