Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
These pretty red and green plant bugs are only about 5mm long so they often go unnoticed even though they aren't terribly shy or uncommon.
Jagged-Ambush Bug (Genus Phymata)
I wish all my insect pictures were in focus like this. Jagged ambush bugs are cooperative subjects.
Japanese Beetle(Popillia japonica)
I didn't notice this guy had some friends with him when I took the picture
Banded Argiope(Argiope trifasciata)
There are very few orb-weaver spiders about. A couple of seasons ago the tall grass was full of them; this is only the second I've noticed this August. I wonder what has changed, or if it just goes in cycles.
I find the structure of this spider's web quite interesting; not only does it have the zig-zagged stabilimentum below it like the black-and-yellow garden spider, it also covers the central area of the web in a very fine, almost transparent, film of silk.
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