The bugs channel

[Muckydoo]

A bee.
Found her just sitting in the grass. She crawled on my finger readily but didn't attempt to fly so I put her on my alyssum and then put a few drops of sugar water on the flowers.

 

[Raymond Chong]

Saw this guy on my bean plant. The colour is amazing. Hopefully, not a threat to my plants.

 

[barvinok]

Japanese beetle. Unfortunately not the one you want to see in your garden.

 

[Muckydoo]

Crab spider. It was inside the flower but crawled out on the petal when I disturbed it.

 

[plantant]

cecropia moth caterpillars! the largest moth in north america.

 

[Ertiocx]

I tore out the lawn and replaced it with native wildflowers last year. Now there's lots of stuff to photograph.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

It's amazing the variety of pollinators.

 

[Ertiocx]

It's amazing the variety of pollinators.

Yeah, much better than a grass lawn.

Kinda neat, you can see this wasp's legs covered in pollinia from the milkweeds.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Is that a tuberous milkweed?

 

[Ertiocx]

Is that a tuberous milkweed?

Yeah, Asclepias tuberosa

 

[barvinok]

Absolutely amazing photography.
Wish more people would replace boring grass lawns with some interesting native plants.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

We got rid of our grass lawns when we moved in. Lots of native stuff and some exotics that the pollinators love.

 

[Ertiocx]

Jumping spider caught an ant:

Monarda flowered today:

Great golden digger wasp has taken up residence in my yard:

Green sweat bee:

 

[coconut]

I tore out the lawn and replaced it with native wildflowers last year. Now there's lots of stuff to photograph.

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Amazing pictures...

 

[stevebradford]

Giant Toe biter!

 

[Sparrow]

Giant Toe biter!
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As a kid, I was so scared of these things. They would be in the outdoor public pool, and come after you.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Pools in the fall would be full of amazing bugs.

 

[Olivera]

Giant Toe biter!
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Scary if bites you.

 

[stevebradford]

Just a pinch, Life’s an experience!

Stonefly

 

[Olivera]

Scary if bites you.

Bug zoo