The broad leaves on this variety has holes to allow some sunlight and water to flow through to the ground and plants growing underneath. This plant has a symbiotic relationship with its fellow forest plants. It has also been said that the holes may provide a disguise so other animals …
This giant agave bug, Acanthocephala thomasi, is not a small insect. Thankfully it feeds on plant sap rather than blood or something. This one is a male, as evidenced by his beefy "thighs," complete with sharp spurs. Males use their legs to battle each other over food resources and potential …
I love catching a bee fly on a flower. They tend to perch on the ground instead, where my camera has a hard time focusing on the insect instead of the soil.
![Prickly pear cactus blooms; bosque del apache nwr, nm [lou feltz]](http://bugleak.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/5786624407.jpg)
Any bloom in this dry desert environment is quick to draw various insects. These were relatively bug free. IMG_0057e; Prickly Pear Cactus Blooms
This is an 8" x 10" piece I painted in between my more complex projects. (Acrylic on canvas) It was an idea I got while I was being harassed and pulled in 16 directions at once, in other words, I was being "BUGGED"! I’m pretty sure anyone reading this can …
One Eurema nicippe dancing around a herd of Phoebis sennaes on the sandy forest road. Apalachicola National Forest, Liberty County, FL
Submitted by Marina Renneke, APR – Phoenix AZ Blaze makes a new friend — and shows no fear — at the new exhibit David Rogers’ Big Bugs at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Ariz. This praying mantis is one of 11 giant bugs on display at the gardens. Blaze …
On the 21st of April me and 3 friends went to Tollymore forest park. It turned out to be a fantastic sunny day apart from the haze which really spoiled some of the landscape shots however the forest shots turned out fantastic. It was a 14km walk roughly and quite …
