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  • A Hover Fly

    A Hover Fly

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  • long-horned grasshopper nymph, it is eating a small insect it has just pounced on.

    long-horned grasshopper nymph, it is eating a small insect it has just pounced on.

  • Goldenrod Soldier Beetle on a sunflower.  Isn't mimicry great!

    Goldenrod Soldier Beetle on a sunflower. Isn't mimicry great!

  • A honey bee on a Bradford Pear blossom.

    A honey bee on a Bradford Pear blossom.

  • A honey bee that was on a Bradford Pear blossom.  You hafta be quick to snap the shot or they are gone.

    A honey bee that was on a Bradford Pear blossom. You hafta be quick to snap the shot or they are gone.

  • Tiny Hover Fly

    Tiny Hover Fly

  • Ack!  A tiny Hover Fly on the flower picture!

    Ack! A tiny Hover Fly on the flower picture!

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  • Plain Brown Grasshopper

    Plain Brown Grasshopper

  • These insects usually feed on rose leaves.  Note the thorns on the legs which mimic rose thorns.

    These insects usually feed on rose leaves. Note the thorns on the legs which mimic rose thorns.

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  • Long-legged Fly

    Long-legged Fly

  • Fly away

    Fly away

  • A Robber Fly with a little bug meal in his jaws.

    A Robber Fly with a little bug meal in his jaws.

  • This walking stick is about 12cm long.  He was found on the back portch window and moved to a Redbud tree to photograph.  These insects generally feed on plants in the rose family so this is probably not a natural invironment for him.

    This walking stick is about 12cm long. He was found on the back portch window and moved to a Redbud tree to photograph. These insects generally feed on plants in the rose family so this is probably not a natural invironment for him.

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  • A bug

    A bug

  • A ladybug larvae. 9-3-06

    A ladybug larvae. 9-3-06

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  • A Wasp with a bug meal

    A Wasp with a bug meal

  • Another shot of a Hover Fly

    Another shot of a Hover Fly

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