Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Beetle and the Butterfly


I believe the zinnias in my front yard are on their last legs (er, stems). Critters such as the beetle, underneath, are taking over, while butterflies and moths, above, are scarce this summer.

8 comments:

Lowell said...

I'd beat the bejesus out of that beetle!

Chuck Pefley said...

Double your pleasure with intimate views of insects -:) Nice catch!!

brattcat said...

What a crazy season this has been!

marley said...

The 'starbucks' for insects! Lol!

Marcel said...

Hi, I comment on your post of yesterday. So that is how the cotton plant looks like. The only time that I have been confronted with cotton as a plant was at reading Gone with the wind. It sounds like a product with a 'magical' zest to it..

Jim Klenke said...

great macro

Anonymous said...

That looks like a June bug. My daughter brought one in the house in a jar the other day. Remember the saying, "like a duck on a June bug"? Apparently, ducks find them to be tasty. LOL! - Sorry about your zinnias. I am about ready to tear out all of my leggy basil and tomatoes plants. Ugh. It is all so straggly looking.

SquirrelQueen said...

Beautiful photo, great capture of the beetle. The little fellow on top is a Skipper, sort of a cross between a moth and butterfly.

Through Squirrel Eyes