Flickr Friend Mindy and I headed out for a day of photo fun in Anza Borrego Desert, a nice drive out on a beautiful SoCal day, top down in the Mustang. It was well worth the trip, we saw lots of great color with all the spring time blooms and …

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Photo was taken by District wildlife biologist, Lynda Andrews. It was taken in the pollinator gardens behind the Wayne National Forest headquarters in Nelsonville, OH.

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through the forest, mosquitoes swarming me kiersten and matt (if he was here he would have just corrected my grammar). running as fast as we could, no talking for fear of getting bugs in our mouths. most amazing day of my life, so far there’s just something therapeutic about running …

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A monarch butterfly feasts on a bloom at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.

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The beached were loaded with butterflies. I think I saw more on this day than I have ever seen collectively. Single RAW Image, no HDR Touch-ups in Lightroom.

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www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pentatomidae/pentotoma…

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This bird is an essential component of the terrestrial (and aquatic) ecosystem. It feeds on the detritivores and decomposers of the forest, such as worms, frogs, and fruits. The ladybug from the next picture relates to the crow in that the bird may consider it prey; crows are scavengers and …

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Purple flower! There is also a red bug there! Little did I know there was a wasp swarm right behind me while taking this photo. There was a whole lot of running after this shot was taken.

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you can learn a lot looking at other peoples photo,s. my thanks to evan 47

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Shortly after this image was taken….Seriously, this was an appropriate end to the first annual Arizona Insect Festival put on by the University of Arizona entomology department. As I was exiting the campus this magnificent specimen came sailing over my head on bright pink hind wings, landing in the middle …

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