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Think this is Osmia caerulescens but seems redder than I've seen before. Sitting on a wooden bench. Focus stacked using zerene
Entomoscelis americana. Chrysomelidae. University of Michigan Biological Station, Cheboygan County, MI.
Reddish small mantis seemed interested in being photographed even though we are very noisy around it that it could scurry away any time (but it did not).
From Mantodea order of insects (Mantidae family). This one is a typical praying mantis with its usual "prayer" like stance. If you look closely, the eys of mantises look like they have pupils (but according to wiki, they just have compound eyes).
I always thought these particular dragonflies were hard to photograph until I browsed through my photos and found many photos of them.
Lynx Spiders are hunting spiders that spend their lives on plants, flowers and shrubs. Nimble runners and jumpers, they rely on their keen eyesight to stalk, chase or ambush prey. Six of their eight eyes are arranged in a hexagon-like pattern, a characteristic that identifies them as members of the family Oxyopidae. They also have spiny legs.
Common genera in the United States include Oxyopes—the common lynx spiders—and Peucetia—the green lynx spiders.
Some members of the genus Oxyopes are abundant enough to be important in agricultural systems as biological control agents. This is especially true of the striped lynx spider (Oxyopes salticus).
A member of the genus Tapinillus is remarkable as being one of the few social spiders, living in colonies.
I came across this little insect on a thistle as the sun was going down and just managed to get a few shots. Would love to have spent more time on it but it disappeared into the undergrowth.