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Insect Bonanza

Never saw a bunch of butterflies clustered together like this before, much less so preoccupied that photos were possible.


I saw this dragonfly buzzing around some plants. It was hard to catch but as it kept circling back to land every time I approached I finally got something relatively close up.


A praying mantis has been hanging out on one of our plants for most of the summer. My partner dubbed her Harriet after Harry in Death in Paradise.

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I've seen migratory butterflies clustering on tree branches, but not on the ground. They're really pretty, whatever they're doing.
You didn't ask, but that's a male widow skimmer dragonfly.
It's delightful that you have a named praying mantis in your garden!
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Yes, I'm surprised it's been there so long but I guess it's good hunting 🍴
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It's nice for a garden to be good eating at more than one level.
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Phyciodes Tharos
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Seriously—those butterfly group shots are National Geographic material!
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It's been such a poor year for butterflies here.
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