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146 images Created 19 Dec 2011

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  • A Thistle Blossom Pops like fireworks From The Stem
    spikey weed.jpg
  • A Golden Longhorn beetle tries to camouflage himself in the middle of the daisy
    Yellow Beetle On Flower.jpg
  • A couple of Golden Longhorn beetles decided to use this wild daisy for some extracurricular activities
    Beetle Style.jpg
  • A buzzing bee stops for a snack on a dandelion
    Dandelion For Lunch.jpg
  • A golden view from behind a puffy dandelion at sunset.
    Thriugh A Sunset Dandy.jpg
  • This beautiful black bodied swallowtail is black with shiny blue or green wings. It has blue between two rows of orange spots on the underside of the hind wings and the colors on the upper side of the hind wings have one row of white spots. The caterpillars look like small snakes, having large eyespots; they hide in folded leaves during the day and come out to feed in the evenings. The chrysalis is either brown or green resembling the stem in which it is attached. These butterflies are a pleasure to watch and a welcome visitor to any garden.
    Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly.jpg
  • The Halloween Pennant has been described as looking very similar to a butterfly. Its wings are orange-yellow in color, though its markings are dark brown, not black as is commonly believed; the entirely orange-yellow wings with dark brown bands are what has given it its Halloween common name and its typical position of being perched at the tip of a weed stalk, waving in the breeze like a pennant contributes to the remainder of its common name. The young has yellow markings, including a stripe on its back, and adult males develop pale red markings, particularly on the face, though females will occasionally get these red markings too. Halloween Pennants are normally between 38 and 42 mm (approx. 1.5 inches) in size. They feed on other insects, and they are able to fly in rain and strong wind. On hot days, it will often shade its thorax using its wings.
    Female Calico Pennant 6.jpg
  • The Calico Pennant or Elisa Pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a dragonfly found in North America, in the Pennant genus of dragonflies. With Distinctive wing pattern; dark subterminal wing marking small and restricted to leading edge of wing.<br />
Male has pink wing veins and red heart-shaped abdominal spots; female has yellow wing veins and bright yellow abdominal spots.
    Dragonfly Sparkles.jpg
  • A Glory Morning Butterfly Backed By Glistening Morning Light
    Butterly Bokeh.jpg
  • Mature males are distinctive with reddish brown wing markings and a row of red triangles on the abdomen. Females and tenerals have the red largely replaced by yellow and could be mistaken for several other pennants.  See Banded Pennant, Halloween Pennant and Martha's Pennant.  Carolina Saddlebags has a similar basal spot but is much larger and the rest of the wing is clear.
    Female Calico Pennant 5.jpg
  • Just out and about walking, photographing and appreciating a little bit of nature today.
    IMG_0407.jpg
  • A lovely yellow daisy basking in the morning sunlight.
    Basking in Sunlight.jpg
  • A beautiful pink flower with pedals that have a fun, artistic, geometry feel.
    IMG_0358.jpg
  • An interesting looking weed or wildflower of some sort I notices while on a walk
    Jacks Fluffy Beenstalk.jpg
  • A Very fuzzy little Eastern Tent Caterpillar on a log
    Shagtastic Baby.jpg
  • Some sort of a green colored bee or wasp?
    339A0156.jpg
  • This little grasshopper looks rather evil from behind a macro lens!
    Mean Green.jpg
  • This little fella perches atop a leaf, keeping a watch on the surroundings.
    Lightning Bug On Watch.jpg
  • A closeup shot of a Robber Fly on my window. The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.
    IMG_0248.jpg
  • A fly stops buzzing around my head to pause for a shot on a weed
    IMG_0536.jpg
  • The last remnants of a puffy white dandelion - fun geometry in this macro shot.
    Beauty in Dandy Death.jpg
  • Not sure what king of weed or plant this is, but thought it was interesting
    339A9990.jpg
  • An ant tries to navigate crawling around this summer bloom
    Ant On Floral Tips.jpg
  • A fly buzzing around my fresh garden blooms
    A Buzz In The Garden.jpg
  • A bumblebee prepares for a takeoff from a wildflower
    339A9979.jpg
  • Taking a stroll on the bottom side
    339A9929.jpg
  • The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle. It is about 15 millimetres long and 10 millimetres wide, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head
    339A9884.jpg
  • Two beetles (stink bugs maybe?) do some acrobatics on a weed
    339A0203.jpg
  • A tiny butterfly lands on tom of a white wildflower
    339A6189.jpg
  • A bee buzzes around a pink blooming tree
    339A4413.jpg
  • A Bee Pollinates A Pretty Pink Rose From The Garden
    Playing On A Rose.jpg
  • A Wasp Side Profile Atop Rose Petals
    My Petal - Back Off.jpg
  • Pollen From Pretty Pink Petals
    Little Pollinator.jpg
  • A Bee Finds A Pretty Wildflower To Give Some Attention To
    IMG_9999.jpg
  • A bee gathers pollen on a large scale
    IMG_0171.jpg
  • Unknown Be or Critter
    IMG_0446.jpg
  • One Busy Bee!
    IMG_0157.jpg
  • A Worker Bee Is Always Busy
    IMG_0032.jpg
  • Several Bees Busy On A Rose
    Crowded Pink Rose.jpg
  • With Propeller Wings, Mr. Bee Takes Off
    339A9981.jpg
  • A Wasp Guards The Rose - Protecting The Pollen
    Guardian Of The Rose.jpg
  • Mr Bumblebee Dives On In To Gather
    Grabbin Pollen.jpg
  • Stopping on a new bloom to pollinate and gather required materials
    Gathering Some Honey.jpg
  • A Single Sweat Bee At His Job
    Buzz On Pink.jpg
  • I bee in mid flight attempting to make a floral landing
    339A7041.jpg
  • A bee perched on a flower bloom
    339A0105.jpg
  • Diving In To Pollinate
    339A7037.jpg
  • This Small-Eyed Sphinx Moth was trapped in my garage in a spider web of course.  After photographing the little guy I set him free and got rid of the spider webs.<br />
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I have another photo I may process.  In that photo this moth almost looks like a bat. Interesting creatures.
    IMG_4501.jpg
  • I am not positive but I believe this is a Spur-throated Grasshopper. Found this little guy hanging out in my flower beds but the roses.
    IMG_3484-1.jpg
  • As the name suggests, the Japanese beetle is native to Japan. The insect was first found in the United States in 1916 in a nursery near Riverton, New Jersey. It is thought the beetle larvae entered the United States in a shipment of iris bulbs prior to 1912, when inspections of commodities entering the country began.
    Japaneeze Beetle.jpg
  • Achievement - Even The Smallest Of Successes Are Worth Taking Note Of
    Small Achievements.jpg
  • A Busy Bee Gathers Pollen In The Garden
    Pollen Gathering.jpg
  • A Female Calico Pennant Dragonfly Perched On A Weed
    Female Calico Pennany 4.jpg
  • The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle. It is about 15 millimetres long and 10 millimetres wide, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head.
    Jap Beetle.jpg
  • A Female Calico Pennant Dragonfly Perched Atop A Weed In A Field On A Hot Summer Day. <br />
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Halloween Pennant subterminal wing marking extends across wing from leading edge to trailing edge (in Calico Pennant, subterminal wing marking restricted to leading edge of wing)
    Calico Pennant.jpg
  • You can make it to the top little buddy!
    339A0169.jpg
  • A Dragonfly perched in the field on a weed as morning light shines brightly
    Dragonfly In The Field.jpg
  • Pull the petals over us Bob, somebody is watching
    Oull The Petals Bob.jpg
  • A Macro Closeup Of A Bee On A Flyswatter
    Splendid Spring Bee.jpg
  • A Yellow bug (beetle of some type maybe?) site conformable in the center of a wild daisy
    Petal Hangout.jpg
  • A macro shot of a fly perched on a daisy petal in the garden
    Garden Flower Fly.jpg
  • Not sure of an ID on this moth or butterfly, but I got a quick capture in and decided to go with a bit of a Fine Art flare
    Grunge Moth.jpg
  • Getting up close and personal with a Stink Bug walking across some wildflowers.
    Stink Bug Up Close.jpg
  • A Wasp lands on my withering daisies in hunt for some nourishment.
    Wasp Details.jpg
  • The American Painted Lady or American Lady is a butterfly found throughout North America. Vanessa virginiensis lives in flowery habitats, usually in mountains. The larvae feed on various Asteraceae, especially the cudweeds of genus Gnaphalium
    Painted Lady on Daisies - Vanessa Vi...jpg
  • A busy bumblebee stops to pollinate yellow wildflowers in pastel colors
    Buzz on Pastels.jpg
  • Canna (or canna lily, although not a true lily) is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants. The species have large, attractive foliage and horticulturists have turned it into a large-flowered and bright garden plant. In addition, it is one of the world's richest starch sources, and is an agricultural plant. Although a plant of the tropics, most cultivars have been developed in temperate climates and are easy to grow in most countries of the world as long as they can enjoy at least 6?8 hours average sunlight during the summer.<br />
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The plants are large tropical and subtropical perennial herbs with a rhizomatous rootstock. The broad, flat, alternate leaves, that are such a feature of this plant, grow out of a stem in a long narrow roll and then unfurl. The leaves are typically solid green but some cultivars have glaucose, brownish, maroon, or even variegated leaves.
    Crimson Canna Lily Bud.jpg
  • A Macro Shot of a vibrant thistle patch in a field at Busch Wildlife
    Vibrant Thistles.jpg
  • Well, everything in the garden is pretty much dead now, so time for a different perspective on flowers :)
    Death Of A Flower.jpg
  • I photographed this grasshopper at Busch Wildlife in Missouri on a beautiful, sunny and windy day.
    grasshopper.jpg
  • Painted Skimmer Libellula Quadrimacu...jpg
  • Old Spider Web.jpg
  • Leaf Hopper.jpg
  • Sunny Shroom.jpg
  • The Magic and Fantasy of a Seashell Macro Shot in all it's splendor
    Seashell Splendor.jpg
  • This is my attempt to macro a fake birds nest with a feather that came with some flowers I recently purchased...Please critique and give constructive criticism.
    glowing_quill.jpg
  • Mike Moats explained that there are other unique and fun items to macro with the exception of flowers and insects...This is my attempt to macro a fake birds nest with feathers that came with some flowers I recently purchased...Please critique and give constructive criticism.
    quills.jpg
  • Just a fun bumble bee photograph...This shot was taken at Busch Wildlife while I was out walking the trails.
    bumble_bee_2.jpg
  • These Phasmatodeas were on the outside of my kitchen window for an entire day...The females are usually significantly larger than the males, may have evolved due to the fitness advantage accrued to males that can remain attached to the female, thereby blocking competitors, without severely impeding her movement.
    phasmatodeas.jpg
  • Eastern Pondhawk - Male.jpg
  • A Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly in Pastel Colors. The Twelve-spotted Skimmer is a common North American skimmer dragonfly, found in southern Canada and in all 48 of the contiguous U.S. states. It is a large species, at 50 mm long
    Dragonfly on Pastels - Twelve-spotte...jpg
  • Twelve-spotted Skimmer.jpg
  • Ralph We Have An Audience.jpg
  • Fly on White Petals.jpg
  • Morning Lighning Bug.jpg
  • This shot was taken at Busch Wildlife while I was out walking the trails.
    bumble_bee.jpg
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar Texture.jpg
  • An Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth crawls down the stem of an unknown plant in midnight light
    Moody Red Tent Caterpillar.jpg
  • An Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth crawls down the stem of an unknown plant in midnight light
    Eastern Tent Caterpillar Midnight Cr...jpg
  • Mature males are distinctive with reddish brown wing markings and a row of red triangles on the abdomen. Females and tenerals have the red largely replaced by yellow and could be mistaken for several other pennants.  See Banded Pennant, Halloween Pennant and Martha's Pennant.  Carolina Saddlebags has a similar basal spot but is much larger and the rest of the wing is clear.
    Female Calico Pennant 2.jpg
  • Mature males are distinctive with reddish brown wing markings and a row of red triangles on the abdomen. Females and tenerals have the red largely replaced by yellow and could be mistaken for several other pennants.  See Banded Pennant, Halloween Pennant and Martha's Pennant.  Carolina Saddlebags has a similar basal spot but is much larger and the rest of the wing is clear.
    Female Calico Pennant.jpg
  • Mature males are distinctive with reddish brown wing markings and a row of red triangles on the abdomen. Females and tenerals have the red largely replaced by yellow and could be mistaken for several other pennants.  See Banded Pennant, Halloween Pennant and Martha's Pennant.  Carolina Saddlebags has a similar basal spot but is much larger and the rest of the wing is clear.
    Female Calico Pennant 3.jpg
  • Insects in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly called robber flies. The family Asilidae contains about 7,100 described species worldwide. All robber flies have stout, spiny legs, a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax), and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. The mystax helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense. The antennae are short, 3-segmented, sometimes with a bristle-like structure called an arista.
    339A0748.jpg
  • Fly on Flowers.jpg
  • Hemaris thysbe, the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth or Common Clearwing (wingspan 38-50 mm), readily visits flowers by day throughout the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada, where it ranges far to the north, even into the Yukon. It is not difficult to see why many gardeners would mistake an Hemaris thysbe moth for a small hummingbird as it hovers, sipping nectar from flowers through a long feeding tube. The moth hovers briefly, sipping for only a few seconds before darting off to a new flower. Green body "fur" and burgundy wing scales suggest a small ruby throated hummingbird.
    clearwing humming bird moth shag.jpg
  • One may think there's a tiny little baby hummingbird flying among the flowers, but more than likely it's a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth.<br />
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This moth will feed during the day and it's shape, coloration and scaleless wings give it the appearance of a small hummingbird. There are two common varieties of this attractive and interesting member of the Sphinx moth family.
    clearwing humming bird moth.jpg
  • Hot Buzz.jpg
  • Fuzzle Down.jpg
  • Tent Caterpillar on Leaf.jpg
  • Haploa Moth - Haploa lecontei Caterp...jpg
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