NehemiahBrandySteinbrecher

Thank you RandyL. We are several hundred miles away from them now.

Thank you BugEric

Thank you both!

Thank you.

Thank you so much Suzanne ( I am starting to think of you as my own personal Ranger :) )

Thank you Suzanne.

It's like a strawberry, a spider and a toucan all in one. I love it.

Thank you Fyn

I agree that the insect on the right is certainly a Seven-spotted Lady Beetle. There were several different kinds of Ladybugs on the grass at this spot, but most of the pictures didn't focus. The mating pair were different than all the rest.

Has a purple leg been spotted in Texas before? I could very well be looking in the wrong places, but this guy is a long way from home- most of the info I have looked up says he should be living in places like Peru and Ecuador. Quixotic, the park rangers where you spotted this would likely be very interested.