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0 0 Canada Goose

Canada Goose

by lobo_de_lunaSpokane, Washington, USA

0 0 Damselfly

Damselfly

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Very small Damselfly. Green eyes and blue body.

1 2 Four o'clock

Four o'clock

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Small purpel flowers from a plant 60 cm tall.

1 0 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leaf-footed Bug. 25 mm long. Family Coreidae.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Red flowers from a plant 60 cm tall.

0 0 Caterpillar

Caterpillar

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Caterpillar. I found several in some grasses. 6 cm long.

0 0 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Silver/grey Robber fly. 2 cm long.

0 0 Grass

Grass

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Flowering grass in a mostly arid area.

2 2 Lichen

Lichen

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Brown lichen attached to branches of a huisache tree (Acacia farnesiana).

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Tiny orange butterfly. 2 cm long.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Plant 40 cm high, with trumpet flowers and hairy leaves.

1 3 Bee

Bee

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

A bee inside a cactus flower. 12 mm long.

5 2 Dwarf morning glory

Dwarf morning glory

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Blue flowers from a low-growing plant.

0 0 Planthopper

Planthopper

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

White planthopper wih black dots and some yellow areas. 8 mm long.

1 0 Leaf-footed bug

Leaf-footed bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leaf-footed bug on a prickly pear flower button. 25 mm long.

1 0 Aphids and Ants

Aphids and Ants

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Aphids and Ants. Black ants milking aphids. It is not new to me but this the ...

3 2 Ground Mantid

Ground Mantid

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Ground Mantid. A fast moving mantis. 3 cm long. Very well camouflaged to the ...

0 0 Agriope Spider

Agriope Spider

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Agriope Spider. 2.5 cm long. It must be a female because the males are 1 cm ...

0 0 Antlion

Antlion

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Antlion in a grass. When they fly they look like dragonflies, but in a closer ...

1 0 Grasshopper

Grasshopper

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Grasshopper on a flower. Do they know they are of the same color? 2.5 cm long.

2 0 Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leaf Beetle. Multi color stripes. 1 cm long.

0 1 Rambur's Forktail

Rambur's Forktail

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Rambur's Forktail. Very tiny Damselfly. Green/Blue color in the head and tip of ...

1 0 Leaf-footed Bug nymph

Leaf-footed Bug nymph

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leaf-footed Bug nymph. 15 mm long. There was an adult on the same plant, it may ...

1 2 Beetles

Beetles

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Mating beetle. Head and legs are black and wing cover. 1 cm long.

0 0 Skipper butterfly

Skipper butterfly

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Skipper butterfly in pretty bad shape, maybe it had a struggle with a predator ...

0 0 Variegated Meadowhawk

Variegated Meadowhawk

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly. I believe it takes this position to appear ...

1 3 Familiar Bluet Damselfly

Familiar Bluet Damselfly

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Familiar Bluet Damselfly. Blue with black stripes and rings. 6 m long.

1 0 Wasp

Wasp

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

All black wasp. 3 cm long. I think it was looking for pollen to eat.

0 0 Flesh Fly

Flesh Fly

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

It always surprises me that flys are in flowers. Family sarcophagidae.

0 0 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Mating Robber Flies. 25 mm long, abdomen with blue and grey rings.

0 0 Beetle

Beetle

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Brown beetle with a faint black spot on top of the wing cover. There is a ...

0 0 Convergent Lady Beetle

Convergent Lady Beetle

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Convergent Lady Beetle. It was traying to reach the next leaf but it did't make ...

0 1 Broken-backed Bug

Broken-backed Bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Broken-backed Bug. All green with big white eyes. 15 mm long.

2 0 Leopard frog

Leopard frog

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leopard frog. I was lucky because they always jump into the water as soon as ...

1 0 Crab spider

Crab spider

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Tiny crab spider in a yellow flower waiting for a prey.

0 1 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Green Leafhopper with a shining yellow stripe. 5 mm long.

1 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

This Jumping Spider keept moving around hiding from me. It is all black with ...

1 0 Pink-spotted Swallowtail

Pink-spotted Swallowtail

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Pink-spotted Swallowtail butterfly. Just three weeks ago I saw my first ...

0 4 Whitebanded Crab Spider

Whitebanded Crab Spider

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Whitebanded Crab Spider. Tiny Crab spider on a magenta flower. It was so small ...

21 10 Banded Cucumber Beetle

Banded Cucumber Beetle

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Banded Cucumber Beetle in a yellow flower. 1 cm long.

1 6 Ladybug Pupa

Ladybug Pupa

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

It may be a nymph's molting. Less than 10 mm long. Maybe a laydibird?

1 4 Leaf-footed bug

Leaf-footed bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Insect that looks like an assassin bug but I am not sure it is one. 25 mm long. ...

1 0 Desert Prickly Pear

Desert Prickly Pear

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Prickly Pear are cactus very well adapted to dry climate. This one is flowering ...

1 2 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Very small jumping spider. Black with white bands and spots. 6 mm long.

1 0 Lacewing

Lacewing

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

This is a Lacewing. I usually find the green one maybe because the brown is ...

1 1 Spiny Lizard

Spiny Lizard

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spiny lizard on a pine tree trunk. I've never seen this before. It's a great ...

0 0 Red Rock Skimmer

Red Rock Skimmer

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Red Rock Skimmer resting on a rock in a creek.

1 0 Seed Bug

Seed Bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Seed bug. 1 cm long. Very bright orange color and in plain sight. Maybe a ...

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