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Hemaris diffinis
(Thanks, Fred Roe for sharing your beautiful backyard for a morning of photography).
Agapostemon
Some 42 species in the genus range from Canada to Argentina. All species of Agapostemon nest in the ground, sometimes in dense aggregations. In this and other communal species, multiple females share the same nest entrance, but beneath the common entrance burrow, construct their own portion of the nest. Thus each female digs her own brood cells and collects pollen and nectar to fashion the pollen ball upon which she will lay an egg.
Central Park, Ormond Beach. Florida, USA
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Not only do they eat aphids, but they also munch on other pests that could ruin your plants. With yellow ladybugs around, your plants have a better chance of staying healthy and strong.
Mayflies are delicate insects whose larvae live in water. Depending on the species, they develop there over a longer period before emerging as adults. Adult mayflies usually live only briefly and mainly serve to reproduce. They are recognizable by their transparent wings and the long tail filaments at the end of the abdomen. Since their larvae depend on water, mayflies are often found near streams, rivers, ponds or wet meadows.
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Skipper butterflies are known for their varied patterns of brown and/or orange, but mostly known for their large eyes. This one does seem to be looking at me.
I don't know what kind of skipper this is. It's dancing on Pearly Everlasting, a wildflower and butterfly magnet. Image taken in Spokane, Washington. Do any of you know what type it is?
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Male: Bright blue and black coloration, with a slender abdomen and characteristic blue markings on segments 8–10.
Female: Typically duller in color, often greenish or brownish with less prominent markings.
Trichonephila clavipes
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Goldene Seidenspinne
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T. clavipes females are some of the largest non-tarantula spiders in North America, ranging from 24 mm to 40 mm in length when fully developed. It is possible that they are even the largest orb-weaver species indigenous to the United States. Their legs consist of dark yellow and brown banding, and the first, second, and fourth leg pairs also contain black brush-like tufts of hair near the joints. The spider is not aggressive and only bites if handled roughly; the venom is relatively harmless and rarely causes more than slight redness
and temporary localized pain.
Photo taken in Morikami Museum and Japanese gardens. Florida.
The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera.
The Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is mainly found along clean, cool, oxygen-rich streams and rivers. Males are easy to recognize by their metallic blue-green bodies and almost entirely dark blue wings. Females are usually greenish or bronze-colored and have translucent brown wings. The larvae develop in the water, while the adults often rest on plants near the bank and hunt small insects.
A Margined Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus) navigates the delicate, veined petals of white hydrangea blossoms. There is some nice contrast between the insect’s vibrant orange-and-black coloration and the soft, textured white petals that highlight nature's intricate details.
50mm prime lens + 21mm extension tube
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.