Insects

Hidden Lives Among Petals
A bumblebee absorbed in its work, unaware of the crab spider lying in wait.
A moment of delicate balance unfolds on a sunflower — a Brown-belted Bumblebee absorbed in its work, unaware of the Crab Spider lying in wait.
Such encounters remind us that the insect world is an intricate web of beauty, purpose, and predation. From pollinators and predators to the unseen architects of ecosystems, these small creatures shape the landscapes around us in quiet, essential ways.

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Bees
The bald-faced hornet is actually a type of wasp.
These solcial wasps are hightly protective and can sting repeatedly.

Ladybug
Beetles
*Harmonia axyridis*
Bright red beetle with variable black spots and a distinctive pale pronotum pattern.

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Butterflies
Coming soon.
Monarchs, Pearly-eye, and Swallowtail.

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Crickets
Crickets coming soon.
Crickets description.

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Damselflies
Damselflies coming soon.
Damselflies description.

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Dragonflies
Dragonflies coming soon.
Dragonflies description.

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Flies
Flies coming soon.
Assasin, Crane, and House flies.

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Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers coming soon.
Differential, Red-legged, and two-stripped.

Virginia Ctenucha
Metallic blues & meadow shadows.
A vivid, day-flying moth with black wings, an orange collar, and an iridescent blue body.