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Monthly Archives: August 2018

butterfly face macro

Macro Butterfly

August 27, 2018
by Mark Horton Photography

Butterflies have been relatively scarce in the backyard this year, so it was exciting to find one butterfly (Speyeria species) that was willing to hang around for some macro photographs of its face and scaly wings.

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western spotted orb weaver with ambush bug

Caught in a Web

August 20, 2018
by Mark Horton Photography

If you were feeling sorry for the bees ambushed by ambush bugs a few weeks ago, you can now feel sorry for the ambush bugs – a western spotted orb weaver (Neoscona oaxacensis) has arrived in the garden.

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stink bug nymphs on tomato plant

Stink Bug Nymphs

August 13, 2018
by Mark Horton Photography

A few weeks ago, I found some stink bugs that had recently hatched one of our tomato plants.

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bee fly

Meet a Bee Fly

August 6, 2018
by Mark Horton Photography

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! No, it’s a bee fly!

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