Japanese beetle hanging out on my gladiolus yesterday morning.

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"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."

- Groucho Moth

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Wednesday I caught a pic of a sweat bee and a leaf-cutter bee in my garden. Here's a brown-belted bumble bee on common milkweed for the trifecta. I don't think I've taken such a clear shot of the belt before 👍.

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Also from yesterday, here's a flat-tailed leaf-cutter bee (ID app suggests) on my orange butterfly weed.

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A pair of six-spotted tiger beetles (suggests an ID app) having a go yesterday along Clear Creek Trail in Coralville, Iowa.

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🎵 "My milkweed brings all the bugs to the yard
And they're like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours
I can teach you, but I have to charge...🎵

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Stink bug on what appears to be a false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) though many of our native yellow Asteraceae family flowers look very similar.

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Northern paper wasp on fading false blue indigo.

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My little red mini rose apparently responded well to its early spring trim and brought its flower game to the garden. Take it easy, honey. Don't strain yourself😍

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