variegated fritillary

I think this is a Cardinal Beetle im sure someone will confirm

Butterfly Rainforest at UF Gainesville. Florida Museum of Natural History

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Oi! I was first. Two Andrena haemorrhoa mating whilst clinging to a tree. A second male has grasped the back of the female in an attempt to join in.

an Eristalis pertinax warming itself in the early morning sunshine outside the front door.

Top view of this hopper

Buoux (84)

Found just South of Sydney, Australia.

If anyone knows the species, let me know!

He actually waited quite patiently to have his picture taken

I eventually caught her in a pitcher and shoved her out the door. Why there was a beer pitcher in our breakroom is anyone's guess.

From our nature walk today.

Just Hatched Dragonfly Brandon Woodlands . He was in the stinging nettles so had to use zoom on camera !!!!!

Nässelfjäril (Nymphalis urticae eller Aglais urticae), en av Sveriges vanligare och färgstarkare dagfjärilar.

De glest tandade vingarna är på ovansidan intensivt rödbruna. Det främre vingparet har längs framkanten en rad omväxlande svarta och vitgula fläckar. Varje framvinge har också en svart fläck vid bakre kanten och två mindre fläckar nära mitten. Bakvingarna är i den inre hälften svarta. Alla vingarna har längs periferin ett svart- och blåfläckigt band. Vingbredden är 48-52 mm.

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Good sunday! 8 )

Beaverdam Swamp

The season for these is starting in western Pennsylvania. I usually find them in the transition between mown areas and moist shrub area.

One of the cuter residents living at Spineless Marvels

This Stick insect flew in, landed on the underside of this leaf, then was off, but outstretched the wings are rather red and rather amazing.

From a fun children's book. The pictures combined two different animals to make a new imaginary one.

A future Olympian in training.

Hoverfly in the garden.

A 21 frame tripod-assisted focus stack showing the relationship of the spider in context with the cowpen daisy. An ambush predator. Hiding in plain sight.

105 macro lens, 20mm extension tube and bean bag.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Bumblebee ? ID?

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I was out in the yard without my camera (Gasp!) and saw this dragonfly sitting there. I ran all the way back across the yard, into the house and ran back to find the dragonfly still there! I managed to get one shot off before it flew away!