3:00 Snapshot #1261: Back from vacation

[urbpan]

Back to the glorious clutter of home.




Even more glorious: a walkabout the backyard reveals that a mantis has placed her ootheca on the fence! I can't wait to see the baby mantises!


For some reason these small, almost rectangular beetles kept landing on me. Anyone recognize what they are?

Comments

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Uh oh, Badnoodles says otherwise! I wish I knew more about the world's most abundant biological Order!

[drhoz.livejournal.com]

Americanbeetles might be onto something there :) see here - http://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/MizellRF/WoodyBug/386.htm