Insects (23 images)
A collection of some of my insect pictures; note that there are also pictures of insects in my other galleries too :)
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![A bee (likely a honeybee; [Apis mellifera]) climbs a marjoram ([Origanum majorana]) inflorescence. The bee's eye, antennae, wings, legs, and fine body hairs are all in focus, as are the pistils and stamen of some of the marjoram flowers.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tsIDEF._QAQ/t/200/I0000tsIDEF._QAQ.jpg)
Bee on marjoram
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![A bee (likely a honeybee; [Apis mellifera]) on a marjoram ([Origanum majorana]) inflorescence. The bee's eye, antennae, wings, legs, and fine body hairs are all in focus.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ICtEcw2AFuU/t/200/I0000ICtEcw2AFuU.jpg)
Lunch!
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![A gulf fritillary [Agraulis vanillae incarnata] hides amongst blades of lemongrass [Cymbopogon sp.]. It looks like it's hyper aware; stalking prey (even though it's looking for nectar …). The bottom of this species' wings have beautiful spots that reflect silver in bright light (as you can see in this image), but are white in the shade. The forewings are also partially red.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000043.P.1oWPes/t/200/I000043.P.1oWPes.jpg)
Fritillary hiding in the (lemon) grass
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![A gulf fritillary [Agraulis vanillae incarnata] rests its foreleg on a blade of lemongrass [Cymbopogon sp.].](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007WhnRphnaN0/t/200/I00007WhnRphnaN0.jpg)
Fritillary up close
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![A gulf fritillary [Agraulis vanillae incarnata] stands on a [Ficus] leaf. The spots on its wings when closed are white in the shade (as in this image), but reflect light to appear a beautiful silver when illuminated. When its wings are closed, the bright orange and red colors of the butterfly are completely hidden.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uYOrspHYlKI/t/200/I0000uYOrspHYlKI.jpg)
Fritillary on ficus
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![A gulf fritillary [Agraulis vanillae incarnata] stands amongst blades of lemongrass [Cymbopogon sp.] with its wings outstretched, showing off its bright orange colors. The bottom of its wings have reflective silver spots on them, not visible in this picture.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VsZS_37vkH0/t/200/I0000VsZS_37vkH0.jpg)
Fritillary in color
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![A gulf fritillary [Agraulis vanillae incarnata] rests on a blade of lemongrass [Cymbopogon sp.]. The bright orange of its forewing is just barfly visible; it's fun to watch the butterfly decide whether to expose the bright colors or not. The whitish spots on the bottom of its wings are reflecting silverfish light in this image.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CIItzN3XJAk/t/200/I0000CIItzN3XJAk.jpg)
Fritillary reflecting
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Lunch
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Food everywhere!
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Honeybee forager
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Rest break
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Black orange and white hemipteran
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Hi there!
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Bee on purple sage
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![An assassin bug ([Zelus renardii]?) stands in an open flower of a giant coreopsis ([Coreopsis gigantea]). The bug is covered in hundreds of pollen grains.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ADkhAsmKvVc/t/200/I0000ADkhAsmKvVc.jpg)
Assassin bug on giant coreopsis
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![A carpet beetle, [Anthrenus verbasci]? stands on a ray flower of a giant coreopsis [Coreopsis gigantea] compound flower. Dozens of pollen grains can be seen on the beetle, and its wing covers have a very neat speckled pattern on them.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000n3.Ha8xjEEw/t/200/I0000n3.Ha8xjEEw.jpg)
Carpet beetle on giant coreopsis
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![Two hemipterans mate on a saffron buckwheat [Eriogonum crocatum] inflorescence.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FzM0KDw1diU/t/200/I0000FzM0KDw1diU.jpg)
Mating hemipterans
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Bee on brittlebush flower
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Bee on brittlebush flower 2
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Bee flying to brittlebush flower
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![A honeybee gets nectar from a desert milkweed ([Asclepias subulata]), seen in a closeup.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MjxhNci8OLY/t/200/I0000MjxhNci8OLY.jpg)
Bee standing on desert milkweed flower
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![A honeybee gets nectar from a desert milkweed ([Asclepias subulata]), seen in a closeup.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000n2LnAeYRXKs/t/200/I0000n2LnAeYRXKs.jpg)
Bee on desert milkweed
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Big grasshopper: head on