Insects

Mantis in our front yard. The water droplet on its head came from the hose. The mantis started to move when my wife began to water the plants out front, so she called me out to take a picture.

Mantis in our front yard. The water droplets are from our water hose; my wife was watering the plants and ended up watering the mantis, too.

A freshly emerged cicada. I shot this on the suckers of one of the backyard trees.

Robber fly. These predatory flies catch their prey in mid-air. This one was hanging out on a bench in our backyard, which is the blue in the background.

Kern's flower beetle, enjoying a pink evening primrose in our front yard.