Insects

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Mister_Brue don’t know, but in my experience lately, bugs ain’t scared of anything. I’ve never been able to get close enough to photograph them but they just don’t care anymore.

Side note: I’ve had an abnormal amount of flies in the house this year. It’s like the lord of the flies decided that he was trading quality for quantity though - they’ve been slow and dumb and easier to kill because they don’t seem to sense danger or value their lives. Maybe I’m just becoming a more efficient killer, but they don’t stand a chance these days. Others have reported a similar experience this year though so i can’t take the credit. This leads me to believe there has been a change in the housefly population. Just my thoughts lol

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Mister_Brue only in my house! interesting I wonder if they’re native, never seen one round here

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@Mister_Brue pretty sure the chunky fella turns into a cecropia moth

[Danimal506]

This Carolina Mantis was waiting outside my door for me. And for whatever reason this Asterocampa kept flying into me every time I leaned up against a particular tree at the playground!!

[aksu]

Mourning Cloaks on a gate

Got a tick bite that infected badly. In the end there was a hole in my calf one could stick a finger to and dig around. And that was what helthcare professionals did to remove dead stuff, not with the finger thought. Nasty creatures some of them insects

[ARNC]

@aksu upvote for the butterflies not the tick! I thought they looked familiar and discovered that mourning cloaks are the same as Camberwell beauties (the name I’m used to).

[aksu]

@ARNC I had to check the english name and used mourning cloak because finnish name is direct translation from that. For the looks beauty suits better

[Oaktavia]

Yellow swallowtail with a torn wing my wife and I saw flying around the buddleja this morning.

Praying mantis I saw last Sunday in one of our hellebores.

[twin]

This one likes Me.

[Oaktavia]

@twin that's a blue spotted purple. Same one I got tattooed oh my head.

[twin]

@Oaktavia That's wild

[twin]

@Mister_Brue Thanks. We have a new garden that the butterflies like a lot.

[twin]

@Mister_Brue Well it's starting into fall. So butterflies will not be around to long. If I can get some pics I will post them.

[SKT]

Underwing Moth. Love the bark-like camo.

[SKT]

Carolina mantis

[Danimal506]

This thread has me getting dangerously close to some gnarly wasps! I go to pull out my phone and then think better of it.

This is about as close as I could get before I got scared 🫣

This Darapsa Myron was a bit more docile

[Mizmazzle]

@SKT we had this hitchhiker on our shopping cart the other day…

[Danimal506]

@Mizmazzle That’s awesome! Reminds me of the Victor Robles Mantis!

[Mizmazzle]

@Danimal506 hahaha. Whoa!! That’s crazy. Did he know that was on his hat?