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The Bugs of June

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Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle on a Columbine
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Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle on a Columbine

SevenSpotted Lady Beetle

  • Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle on a Columbine
  • Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle on a Peony
  • Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle on a Peony
  • Could not identify this bug.
  • Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle on a Peony
  • Nine-Spotted Lady Beetle . . . less common as their numbers are declining due to habitat destruction, disease, etc.
  • This is actually a European species.
  • They look very similar.
  • Except for the spots, of course.
  • The caterpillar of the Variegated Fritillary butterfly.
  • These were all over our pansies . . .
  • I did not have my glasses on, and I realized only after looking at the photos that I was concentrating on the butt of the thing . . .
  • The rest are more flattering photos.
  • I have a lot of photographs of these things since they were both visible and striking.
  • This one looked as if it was waiting for the petals to open.
  • This is a young Differential Grasshopper, also on a pansy. As mentioned in the spider gallery, just as I snapped the shot of the grasshopper, the spider jumped into the frame.
  • These were in nearly every plant out there, so I have other pictures of them later on.
  • I know . . . I should pare down the photos to heighten the impact of the presentation.<br /> <br /> . . . nope, not happening any time soon . . .
  • Did I mention I snapped a lot of pictures?
  • This series is a particularly voracious specimen.
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