Insects and Spiders

Slice Of Life In Nature

I got on ground level in a wildflower meadow on blackland prairie land & took a quick snapshot of the moment. The plants include a native thistle and an invasive introduced wildflower, both of which attracts all kinds of pollinators. On the thistle you can see a honeybee, a sharpshooter on the stem & if you zoom in on the pink flower (lower left side) you can spot a spotted cucumber beetle.
Lateral-lined Sharpshooter (Cuerna costalis)
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)
Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum)
Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota)

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