urbpan: (dandelion)
urbpan ([personal profile] urbpan) wrote2016-06-25 08:15 pm

Insects and sex parts in the yard

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A calliphorid fly (bottle fly) warms up on a leaf.

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The reproductive parts of a daylily beckon luridly.

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Japanese honeysuckle ready for a chance encounter with a hummingbird.

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A tiny grasshopper nymph (subadult that hasn't molted into a winged adult) just hours or days old, ready to eat soft tender vegetation.

[identity profile] wraithfodder.livejournal.com 2016-07-04 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Never seen a grasshopper nymph before. Neat. Haven't seen any grasshoppers in quite a while...