Well, actually I believe all insects are good. They certainly all have their place in the ecosystem!
Here was a Darkling Beetle (Blapstinus fortis ) on Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum ). Certainly a handsome one I thought! Fortis means strong.
Next stop was at the Square-bud Primrose (Oenothera berlandieri )!
Here was a very tiny and shy friend. It belongs in the Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Pachybrachis virgatus )! BugGuide says they are uncommon.
Then I stopped to turn over a Lizardtail (Oenothera curtiflora ) leaf. Ahhh, some Hemiptera – True Bug eggs that had recently hatched.
Then I saw the almost invisible Pale-sided Leafhopper (Sobara palliolata ) nymph. Beautiful!
Last one was black beetle (Coleoptera) I was not able to ID.
And that was my day. 🙂
See the ocean’s glow-in-the-dark world on a fluorescent night dive
Sharks rarely seen together feast peacefully
Four Flowering Plants That Have Been Decidedly Queered
June 14, No Kings Sanger TX, 1:30pm – 2:30pm, Sanger Square, Sanger, Texas 76266
Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it.
Keep looking!
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
I love your tiny shy friend. Beautiful. But the cartoon wins the prize
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True bug eggs are woderful – so tiny. And the toon is great.
Love the tiny ones too. And thanks.
The pale-sided leaf hopper is quite beautiful. I read that major news networks plan to boycott coverage of the parade tomorrow. I sure hope that’s true.
I hope so too. It would be great if the crowds at the parade were really small to none.