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A bee coming in for a landing on a purple thistle. Closeup of a blue dragonfly on a pinecone. Closeup of a blue dragonfly on a pinecone.
Blue dragonfly on a pine tree. A vacant paper wasp nest held in my fingertips. The nest is constructed of open hexagonal cells in which the young develop. A vacant paper wasp nest held in the palm of my hand. The nest is constructed of open hexagonal cells in which the young develop.
Red and black ladybug on a green leaf. Back of a yellow sunflower with ants. Golden bumblebee or carpenter bee with green eyes.
Closeup of a black carpenter bee with iridescent wings on purple wisteria flowers. Bumblebee on a purple columbine flower. Macro of a fly, bright green acorns and oak leaves.
A brown butterfly with several red and yellow eye spots rests on a green leaf. This could be a "Painted Lady," but I'm not sure. A brown butterfly with several red and yellow eye spots rests on a green leaf. This could be a "Painted Lady," but I'm not sure. I believe this is a blue morpho butterfly, resting on gray concrete. His poor wings look a little ragged.
A brown-and-cream-colored moth with a curved body clings to a wall. Macro of a sunlit spider web (sans spider). Macro of a sunlit spider web (sans spider).
A handsome grasshopper. A black and white spotted beetle on a morning glory stem. (If you know the species, please let me know and I'll add the info!) A green, red, and black spotted bug on a Celosia leaf. (If you know the species, please let me know and I'll add the info! Maybe some kind of shield beetle?)
A green, red, and black spotted bug on a Celosia flower.  (If you know the species, please let me know and I'll add the info!  Maybe some kind of shield beetle?) A green, red, and black spotted bug on a Celosia leaf.  (If you know the species, please let me know and I'll add the info!  Maybe some kind of shield beetle?) A black and white spotted beetle on a morning glory stem.  (If you know the species, please let me know and I'll add the info!)
A black and white spotted beetle on a morning glory leaf.  (If you know the species, please let me know and I'll add the info!) A big carpenter bee diving into the morning glory. A big black carpenter bee diving into the morning glory.
A silhouette of a wasp grasping a thin weed.  (Taken through a chain-link fence.) A wasp grasping a thin weed.  (Taken through a chain-link fence.) An empty snail shell impaled on a stick and covered with spider webs.
 

 

 

 

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Photos by artist Erin Metcalf of Eirewolf Creations.

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