Dypyx

This is a pretty time of year with the wildflower field and garden blooming simultaneously.  Here is one of the flower gardens with yellow daisies, and white and pink hibiscus:

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Imperial moths are drawn to artificial lights, where they often remain past dawn and into the day.  This makes them especially vulnerable to predators like birds, hence the species is becoming more rare in areas with lots of human lighting.

I found this big fella inside our house on the living room floor, and he wasn’t looking too lively.  I’m not sure how he snuck inside the house, considering he has a large 5” wingspan.

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Here’s a neat shot of what appears to be an American Hover Fly on a thistle flower.  This fly gets its name from how it hovers above flowers.  It’s considered a beneficial species because its larvae helps eliminate species that attack commercial crops and ornamental plants.

Thistle are very pretty but also invasive.  They are armed with sharp thorns that are very painful.  We have to clear them from our wildflower field every couple of years so they don’t take over.

This bee just hung out for a while, inspecting this concrete in great detail.  He eventually flew away. 

What in the world would interest a bee on concrete for so long?  Just catching some rays?

The bees sure love this flowering bush!

Notice the glob of orange pollen on this bee’s hind leg.

Here is a fat tick full of blood that I pulled off my dog.  The tick is about the size of a grape.