The largest beetle I’ve ever run across. It was wider than my thumb. Giant Palm Borer?
Like the butterfly below, this dragonfly, a Pale-faced Clubskimmer (Brechmorhoga mendax) I think, was deceased.
Queen male (Danaus gilippus) and the spider who caught him.
This stink bug — genus Eleodes? — has assumed the position and is ready to spritz us with noxious spray.
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia).
Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea).
Some More Southwestern Insects
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Neato!
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