The king of the midsummer pond, Libellula pulchella, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer. True to their specific epithet (pulchella = beautiful little), they're one of the most gorgeous northeastern dragonflies.
This guy was perched on a dead tree next to a small pool, making sure the other male skimmers (Libellula cyanea and Libellula semifasciata) didn't get too close to his territory
Sometimes the white spots on their wings, as well as the pruinosity on their abdomen, will even reflect slightly blue
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This fluffy lad is an Imperial Moth and a friend! Got to hold them for awhile before letting them go in the wood 💖
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geometrid moth caterpillar, also known as the inchworm
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Magic garden || Alexander Chorny
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Gorgeous little friend on my car window this morning! 💖
💚Versute Sharpshooter— Graphocephala versuta💚
iPhone 11 Pro + SANDMARC macro lens
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I was walking by the spot, where a ball of ants attached to the cicada fell down.
And my reaction was, what on Earth is happening here?
So, while walking by this spot, I noticed a sound being made by cicada, which was still in flight, and it landed some distance from me.
Since there were many cicadas constantly making shrill noise in this area, this sound of cicada could be recognized, but what was unusual was something brown ball like attached to this cicada.
I went near this ball to inspect what it is, and then I saw that the ball was actually several Weaver Ants holding on to the Cicada.
Just a few seconds back the Cicada was in flight, but now the Cicada didn't make any movements. The ants were holding on to it and were still moving. I slightly touched the cicada with my finger, but no movement.
I left these creatures, with whatever was happening here, and when I checked them back a few minutes later, the ants were 'frozen', they showed no movement and were apparently dead. This ball had landed in a sunny spot. Maybe too much heat caused the death of ants.
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A Hummingbird Clearwing moth is a rare and amazing insect to see.
Not only is it just about as big as a hummingbird and behaves in much the same manner - floating in the air as they do, but if you look closely, its wings are indeed, clear.
Amazingly, even in flight you can see right through them.
Watching one is mesmerizing.
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