I think I might have posted this before but, what the heck, I like this picture of a little ambush bug nuzzling a wingstem flower while waiting for an unfortunate bee or butterfly. Just sittin' and thinkin'.
The yellowjackets congregate around the edges, but the big wasps just land and float around on the surface of the water while they drink. #insects#wasp#arthropods
A Violet Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus chalybeus). These flies are wasp mimics. They even flick their wings the way mud-dauber wasps do. From some angles they are dark, Darth Vader black. From other angles they have the color of cobalt blue bottles.
Weevils are funny. They're sometimes willing to pose, but when alarmed they roll and drop to the ground. I guess that's not a bad strategy for getting away from predators. Let gravity do all the work.
I mowed the lawn today just to keep it under control. The #CompostBins have a whole community of #fauna and #fungi in them but as soon as you lift the lid and expose them to bright #sunshine, they scurry away looking to retain moisture and out of the sight of likely predators like birds. It’s difficult to get a good #photograph of any #arthropods.
However, I did manage to capture an image of this #woodlouse.