Ground control to major Tom-boy

European Hornet/Vespa crabro/bålgeting. Värmland, Sweden (10 June 2024).

Clawing at you | source

office bugs.... been wanting to practice drawing bugs and officespaces so i did both smile

hummingbird hawk moth (macroglossum stellatarum) and narrow-bordered bee hawk moth (hemaris tityus)

six-spot burnet (zygaena filipendulae) caterpillar spinning its cocoon

photographs by Daniel Meier

Clouded Border/Lomaspilis marginata/mindre fläckmätare. Värmland, Sweden (27 June 2021).

four-spotted chaser (libellula quadrimaculata)

Large-eyed Box-Owlet, Exmouth WA

ハラビロトンボ（dragonfly）

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The silhouette of a hardworking dragonfly patrolling the grasses for both food and rivals! Spangled skimmers are one of many dragonfly species that are immediately identifiable at a glance. The bright white on their wings stands out on all backgrounds and in any lighting, unlike their plain-winged cousins, slaty skimmers. I particularly like this image because of how the lighting highlights the complexity of dragonflies' wing venation. All of those black lines provide structure, balance, and life to one of the dragonfly's most unique traits!

Pine Hawk-moth/Sphinx pinastri/tallsvärmare. Värmland, Sweden (26 June 2018).

Aelurillus v-insignitus/vinkelhoppspindel - a jumping spider, and Spotted Wolf Spider/Pardosa amentata/prickvargspindel. Värmland, Sweden (26 June 2022).

Harvester (The only carnivorous butterfly in North America)

Little Mesquite Cicada (Pacarina puella) and Superb Dog-day Cicada (Neotibicen superbus)