Monarch Caterpillar eating Butterfly Weed. My complete photo archive is available here.

Nikon 300s, AF-S Nikkor 55 - 200mm f/4-5.6G ED + Kenko 36mm Macro Extension Tube,

55mm f10, 1/80, ISO 1000

Found this little Guy or should I say Girl on our cucumber vine this morning, I'm rather glad as we have had some bugs on there but these guys eat the nastie ones.... yea no sprays.

Acanthocephala terminalis. ID from Bugguide.

Small parasitoid waspon the car

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Shropshire UK

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another of the froghoppers, this is much smaller than the common but i cant find an ID in my books

Auf meinem Hundespaziergang überquerte diese Heuschrecke die Straße.

Ich hatte leider nur die Möglichkeit zu Schnappschüssen.

During my walk with my dog this grasshopper crossed the street.

I only have had time for some snapshots.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

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Orlando, Fl.

Photographed on the Kent Wildlife Trust Reserve of Bonsai Bank.

Drone fly hoverfly on hebe flower

diving into a lovely yellow calendula, in our garden

Unidentified:

I have been re-reading "the Lord of the Rings" trilogy recently and immediately noticed the finely-crafted armour! Dwarf work?

Graphocephala versuta

This spider was just outside my front door, happily content, enjoying the warm summer sun...

Because I had to stand on my front door steps to take this photo I could not use a tripod...

Camera: Olympus E620 dslr

Software: Corel Paint Shop Photo X3, Topaz DeNoise 4 & Photomatrix Pro ver 3...

Flower & bee

Mason bee on dahlia - guessing it's an Osmia sp.

Natural light

Hemiptera, Pentatomidae nymph. Probably Asopinae, Podisus sp.

Members of Asopinae, also known as predatory stinkbugs or soldier bugs, are set apart from the other pentatomid subfamilies by the essentially predaceous feeding habits of nymphs (with the exception of first instars) and adults. In addition, they are often observed to feed on plants, a habit that provides them with moisture and perhaps some supplemental nutrients.

Unknown insect found along a path near a small pond in northeastern Oklahoma. Approximately one inch long.

a beautiful male Scymnus interruptus ladybird found in the front garden roaming through foliage of Libertia - thanks to Richard Comont for confirmation of id.