Eris militaris, a bronze jumping spider.

I really enjoyed how this was framed, he's right in the middle of a turks cap!

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Diabrotica undecimpunctata. Just a silly spotted cucumber beetle lickin' his leggy.

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Chrysomya from some research at my college's field station.

Simply fabulous.

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Hedriodiscus!

Single shot, got a great depth of field and he stood in one spot long enough for me to really nail the compound eye detail.

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus, an eastern black carpenter ant.

Contrary to popular belief, carpenter ants don't eat wood--they just carve out wood to be used in their nests!

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Urbanus proteus, a long-tailed skipper. These guys are easily recognizable by their gorgeous iridescent blue-green setae.

Setae are the hair-like structures on most inverts, made from chitin!

How EYE catching (I'm so funny).

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Pachydiplax longipennis, a blue dasher. The species name is a big misleading, it means long wings.

There's a lot of research into using as a biological control agent against mosquitos, they're voracious predators.

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Dione vanillae, a Gulf fritillary. Fritillary is such a weird word to say out loud.

The white spots under its wings are so reflective and bright that they can blind predators.

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Schistocerca obscura, an obscure bird grasshopper! They're called "bird" grasshoppers because they're incredibly strong flyers.

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Phyciodes tharos, a pearl crescent.

#Funfact these guys have insanely varied wing morphologies! They're so variable, some scientists believed them to be separate species, but they're not!

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Augochlora pura, a green sweat #bee, my beloved.

#Funfact they formed symbiotic relationship with Passalidae, a family of beetles. A. pura use the "wood dust" from them to nest!

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Hedriodiscus being amazingly cute! Was stunned when I saw this adorable pose while editing.

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Bombus butt, very fluffy. A good guy, should absolutely be reclassed as man's best friend!

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Just a silly Scudderia trying to figure out what their leggy tastes like.

Probably grape, it's always grape.

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