Showing posts with label yellow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yellow. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Black and yellow beetle [Carrion Beetle)


 beetle with a bee mimic coloring and can bend its"head" down 90 degrees!  little smaller than a dime (1/2")
I looked up this beetle and it is an American Carrion Beetle Necrophila americana


Thursday, August 27, 2015

Bee Mimic Hummingbird Moth



notice the spiral proboscis in one of these pics. Only moths and butterflies have them.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Broad-headed sharpshooter (Cicadellidae)



A little true bug (Oncometopia orbona) taking evasive action on a leaf in Chesterfield County in 2015.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Golden-backed Snipe Fly (Rhagionidae)

A snipe fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus) hanging out on a brick wall in Chesterfield County in June 2015.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Solomon's Seal (Liliaceae)

A lily-looking plant with flowers that hang down under the leaves at Rockwood Park in May 2015. I think it's Polygonatum sp., either Smooth Solomon's Seal or Hairy Solomon's Seal.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Spider in Web

 A nice shot of a spider in his web from 2013 (don't remember where)

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Tiny Fly that looks like a bee

This tiny fly is only about 3/16" long  (approx 3 to 4 mm) .
It is sitting on a mint leaf in my front garden.  I took the picture this morning!

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Alien Plant

Very cool looking plant!  I think it might be a fern unfurling.
This was very recently taken at Rockwood park.