Beauty With a Dash of Bug (Original Photography)

Howdy,

The grasshopper was back at it, adorning the single blooming sunflower in front of my parents' home. It turned out not to be a grasshopper, but a katydid. The flower, itself, has become a hub for tiny pollinators.

^{Red-Eyed Bug}

It's interesting to watch these creatures up-close. You would think a bee with a huge stinger would worry the katydid, but they both just kept their distance and left each other alone.

^{Keeping Their Distance}

It took a few tries (30 or so?) to get a clear-ish shot of his little face. A slight breeze was rocking the flower too and fro and, though he was a good midel, the katydidwasn't incredibly still either.

^{Katy Did's Portrait}

Meanwhile, on a Turk's Cap not so very far away, this bug was trying to get a little pollen. I've not seen one of these before, and couldn't tell you what it is. There are a couple ants off to the side, but they were avoiding the big one.

^{Beaudy & Mini-Beast}

This next one is my favorite of this group. The bee's face isn't 100% in focus, but of you zoom in, you can see the purple reflection of the flower in his eyes and the individual pieces of pollen on the piece of flower right in front of him.

^{Like a Kid in a Candy Store}

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