Imperfection Doesn’t Keep this Ladybeetle from being Beautiful
Imperfection One afternoon, while I was photographing flowers, I discovered this little multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis), crawling among the...
Painted Ladies are One of the Most Colorful Brushfooted Butterflies
Ornamented American painted ladies (Vanessa virginiensis) are all over the place right now. Like the rest of our beautiful butterflies,...
Zebra Swallowtails are Large, Beautiful Butterflies
Sunlit Swallowtail Florida is home to several types of swallowtail butterflies, but one of the most easily identified is the...
Red Spotted Purples Can be Beautifully Colorful Butterflies
Awash in Blue Just about my all time favorite butterfly is the colorful red spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). I...
Metallic Green Sweat Bees Are Really Beautiful and Quite Colorful
Pollen Collector One of my absolute favorite bees is the metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus). How could you not...
These Colorful Little Hoverflies are Also Great Pollinators
Northern Plushback One of the pollinators that I’ve been seeing lately that I was not familiar with is the pretty...
There are Lots of Other Beautiful Pollinators Beside Butterflies
Flower Hopper For the last week or so, I’ve been seeing and enjoying having an increased number of pollinators around....
The Red Admiral is a Beautiful Brush Footed Butterfly
Painted with Sunlight Another one of our early spring butterflies that is now on the wing is the red admiral...
A Unique Little Skipper has Only One Antenna
Uni-skipper Now that the butterflies are returning, I’m seeing more and more of them each day. Being very early in...
Colorful Spring Butterflies are Taking to the Air
So Many Eyes Even though much of the United States is struggling with late snow, here in Florida spring has...
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