Acorn Weevil, Madera Canyon, Arizona

Click Beetle, Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica

Unicorn Mantis, Resaca De La Palma State Park, Texas

Beyer's Scarab Beetle, Madera Canyon, Arizona

Figeater Scarab Beetle, Hidalgo County, Texas

Glorious Scarab Beetle, Madera Canyon, Arizona

Arizona Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum unispina), Resaca De La Palma State Park, Texas

Sweat Bee, Carr Canyon, Arizona

Stick Mantis, Resaca De La Palma State Park, Texas

Horse Fly (Tabanus laticornis), White Mountains, Arizona

Greater Angle-wing Katydid, Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona

Black-backed Paper Wasp (Polistes comanchus), Madera Canyon, Arizona

Pacific Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona), Tonto National Forest, Arizona

Giant Mesquite Bug female, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona

Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionic), Madera Canyon, Arizona

Giant Water Bug male with eggs, Tonto National Forest, Arizona

Longhorn Beetle (Lophalia cyanicollis), Hidalgo County, Texas

Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus), McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

Green Hover Fly (Ornidia obesa), Resaca De La Palma State Park, Texas

Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficilis), Hidalgo Co., TX

Spot-sided Coreid (a Leaf-footed Bug, Hypselonotus punctiventris), Bentsen State Park, Texas

Common Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans), Resaca de la Palma State Park, Texas

Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (Dichopetala catinata), Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

Say's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile inimica), Resaca de la Palma State Park, Texas

Digger Wasp (Sphex lucae) female, sealing nest burrow, Resaca De La Palma State Park, Texas

Handsome Locust (Syrbula admirabilis) female, Hidalgo Co., Texas

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Regalea microptera), Fakahatchee Strand Preserve, Florida

Green Orchid Bee (Euglossa dilemma) at Pickerelweed, Corkscrew Swamp, Florida

Metallic Woodborer (Chalcophora virginiensis), Blackwater River State Forest, Florida

Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda), Ridges Sanctuary, Wisconsin

Brown Winter Grasshopper (Amblytropidia mysteca), Perdido River, Alabama

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Perdiddo River, Florida

Green Bottle Fly (Lucilia sericata), Harshaw Canyon, Arizona--4551

Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga Sp.), Spur Cross Ranch, Arizona

Tarantula Hawk with prey (Pepsis chrysothemis), Queen Creek, Arizona

Golden Paper Wasp (Polistes flavus), Santa Cruz Co., Arizona

Salt Flat Wasp (Ammophila aberti) female, Queen Valley, Arizona

Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis), Tonto National Forest, Arizona

Common Thread-waisted Wasp, (Ammophila procer), Chatooga River, Georgia

Flat-faced Long-horned Beetle (Acanthoderes quadrigibba), Stephen's Creek, North Carolina

Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolinus), Uwharrie River, North Carolina

Bee Fly (Villa lateralis) female, Stephen's Creek, North Carolina

Marsh Meadow Grasshopper (Chorithippus curtipennis) nymph, Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, Wisconsin

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata), Haw River, North Carolina

Backroad Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata), Sussex Co., Virginia

Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciat) female, Uwharrie River, North Carolina

Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicolli), Stephen's Creek, North Carolina

Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) James River, Virginia

Two-striped Grasshopper (Melonoplus bivittatus) nymph, Appomattox Co., Virginia

Orange-banded Clerid (Enoclerus ichneumoneus), Tucker Park, Virginia

Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus), James River, Virginia

Margined Leatherwing (Chauliognathus marginatus), Tucker Park, Virginia

Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephela terminali), Uwharrie River, North Carolina

Phantom Crane Fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes), Augusta Co., Virginia

Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatu) nymph, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

Bordered Plant Bug (Oncerometopus nigriclavus), Tonto National Forest, Arizona

Golden Northern Bumblebee (Bombus fervidus), Boyce Thompson State Park, Arizona

Sinuous Bee Fly (Hemipenthes siunuos), Ridges Sanctuary, Wisconsin

Digger Bee (Centris caesalpiniae), Boyce Thompson State Park, Arizona

Flower Fly (Syrphus ribesii) in flight, Oak Creek, Arizona 7283

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus), Ridges Sanctuary, Wisconsin

Treetop Bush Katydid (Scudderia fasciata) nymph, Ridges Sanctuary, Wisconsin

Citrus Cicada (Diceroprocta apache) female, Papago Park, Arizona

Tachinid Fly (Zelia vertebrata), East Verde River, Arizona--0272

Seed Bug (Melanopleurus belfragei), Q Ranch, Arizona

Northern Walking Stick (Diapheromera femorata), Bookfield Woods, Illinois

Horse Fly (Tabanus trimaculatus), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Humphrey's Grasshopper (Barytettix humphreysii), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Bee Fly (Poecilanthrax varius), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Soldier Beetle (Chauliogna profundus), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Soldier Beetle (Chauliogna misellus), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Spotted Lady Beetle, Salt River, Arizona

Bee Fly (Poecilanthrax arethusa), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Bee Fly (Exoprosopa dorcadion), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin (Apiomerus flavivex), Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona

Long-horned Beetle (Sphaenothecus bilineatus), Tonto National Forest, Arizona

Pale Red Bug (Dysdercus concinnus), Hidalgo Co., Texas

Bee Assassin (Apiomerus spissispes), Bentsen State Park, Texas

Metallic Woodborer (Lampetis cupreopunctata), Bentsen State Park, Texas

Short-winged Green Grasshopper, Hidalgo Co., Texas

Mexican Cactus Fly, Cameron Co., Texas

Long-legged Fly (Condylostylus patibulatu), Maricopa Co., Arizona

Oblique Flower Fly dorsal view, Hidalgo Co., Texas

Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila nigricans), Hidalgo Co., Texas

Flower Fly (Dioprosopa clavata), Estero Llano Grande SP, Texas

Flower Fly (Ocyptamus fuscipennis), Estero Llano Grande SP, Texas

Bee Fly (Bombylius major), Bentsen-Rio Grande SP, Texas

Texas Bow-legged Bug nymph (Hyalymenus tarsatus) next to ant, Hidalgo Co., Texas

Harlequin Flower Beetle (Gymnetis caseyi), Hidalgo County, Texas

Pine Barrens Tiger Beetle (Cicindelidia abdominalis), Blackwater River, Florida--9423

Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindelidia punctulata), Blackwater River, Florida--9109

Sandbar Tiger Beetle (Elipsoptera blanda), Blackwater River, Florida--9108

Thread-waisted wasps (Eremnophila aureonotata) mating, Blackwater River, Florida--9536

Bee Fly (Chrysanthrax Cypris), Blackwater River, Florida--9455

Flower Fly (Milesia virginiensis) in flight, Blackwater River, Florida--9483

Thistledown Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla gloriosa), Salt River, Arizona--9249

Mason Wasp (Parancistrocerus bicornis), Hidalgo Co., Texas--2967

Water Strider (Aquarias remigis), Seven Spring RA, Arizona--0228

Western Horse Fly (Tabanus punctifer) male, San Francisco River, Arizona--8821

Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla magnifica), Harshaw Canyon, Arizona--4488

Western Short-horned Walking Stick (Parabacillus hesperus), Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona--1236

Giant Walking Stick (Megaphasma denticrus), Starr Co., Texas--2465

Honey Bee worker (Apis mellifera), Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona--1026

Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa varipuctata), Pinal Co., Arizona--7906

Common Bog Fly (Parhelophilus laetus), Coon Fork Bog, Wisconsin--3526

Green-legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus viridipes),Snake River, Minnesota--3825

Mydas Flies mating (Mydas ventralis), Salt River, Arizona--4854

Scaly Bee Fly (Lepidophora lepidocera), Mountain Fork River, Oklahoma--5892

Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron discrepens), McCurtain Co. Oklahoma--5301

Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocera obscura), Alachua Co., Florida--4651

Bee Fly (Neodiplocamta miranda), Papago Park, Arizona--6382

Ants (Forelius pruinosus), Papago Park, Arizona--6358

Largid Bug (Largus californicus), Workman Creek, Arizona--6094

Walsh's Short-wing Grasshopper (Melanoplus walshii), Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona--4680

Sand Wasp (Steniolia scolopacea), Papago Park, Arizona--7365

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle on thistle, Tonto National Forest, Arizona--9861

Leafhopper (Graphocephala cythura), Madera Canyon, Arizona--8872

Net-winged Beetle (Lycus arizonensis), Harshaw Canyon, Arizona--4513

Green-eyed Leafhopper, Savegre, Costa Rica

Bee Fly (Villa lateralis), Salt River, Arizona--1452

Mexican Honey Wasp (Brachygastra mellifica), Hidalgo County, Texas--2025

Cowpath Tiger Beetle (Cicindela purpurea), Mt. Baldy Wilderness, Arizona--5166

Praying Mantis nymph, Maricopa Co., Arizona--4833

Two-spotted Melyrid Beetle (Collops bipunctatus), Becker Lake, Arizona--5006

Flower Fly (Chrysotoxum species) on Showy Four O'Clock White Mountains, Arizona--2052

Digger Bee (Anthophora californica), Maricopa Co., Arizona--7840

Lakin Grasshopper (Melanoplus lakina) female, Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona--8211

Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Gibbifer californicus), Hidalgo County, Texas--1000

Horse Fly (Tabanus pruinosus), Harshaw Canyon, Arizona--4535

Cactus Dodger (Cacama valvata), Saguaro National Park, Arizona--7670

Flower-loving Fly (Apiocera sp.) Salt River, Arizona--8360

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens), Becker Lake, Arizona--9831

Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), Becker Lake, Arizona--9877

Bee Fly (Hemipenthes jaennickeana), Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona--4853

Silver-bellied Cicada (Tibicen cultriformis), Santa Cruz Co., Arizona--4155

Two-striped Mermiria (Mermiria bivittata), Huachuca Mountains, Arizona--6047

Spider Wasp (Anoplius americanus), Salt River, Arizona--0860

Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona

Plains Lubber dorsal view, Seven Springs RA, Arizona--1094

Leafhopper, Smoketree Sharpshooter (Homalodisca liturata), Maricopa Co., Arizona--3933--2

Sweat Bee (Nomia sp.), on Smoketree blossoms, Maricopa Co., Arizona--4461--2

Goldsmith Beetle (Cotalpa lanigera), Dead Horse Ranch S. P., Arizona--8386

Yellow Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla bioculata), Salt River, Arizona--8933

Mydas Fly (Stratiomydas lividus), Salt River, Arizona --9660

Chinese Mantis, Maricopa Co., Arizona--9416

Arizona Paper Wasp (Polistes arizonensis), Salt River, Arizona--8241

Ichneumon Wasp (Ophion sp.), male, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona--8052

Black Death-feigning Beetle, Salt River, Arizona-8089

Sonoran Bumble Bee, Gilbert Riparian Area, Arizona--6478

Red-belted Bumblebee (Bombus rufocinctus), Rocky Mnt. Nat. Park, Colorado--0234

Differential Grasshopper, Sonoita Creek, Arizona--6908

American Bird Grasshopper, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona--4730

Apache Paper Wasp (Polistes apachus), Salt River, Arizona----8074

Green Bird Grasshopper, Spur Cross RA, Arizona--6061

Bee Fly (Poecilanthrax arethusa), Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Great Black Wasp, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming--2459

Orussid Wasp (Orussid occidentalis), Yellowstone NP, Wyoming--1000

Speckled Rangeland Grasshopper, White Mtns., Arizona--6577

Potter Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo) female, Walker Creek, Arizona--9299

Polistes dorsalis (Little Paper Wasp) Walker Creek, Arizona--9275

Click Beetle (Alaus zunianus), Cochise Co., Arizona--0097

Aquatic Beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus), Cave Creek, Arizona--2390

Net-winged Beetle (Lycostomus laripes), Chiricahua Mts., Arizona--9914

Aquatic Beetle (Thermonectus nigrofasciatus), Cave Creek, Arizona--2451

Stilt-legged Fly (Micropeza stigmatica), Salt River, Arizona--2684

Soldier Fly (Hoplitimyia mutabilis), Papago Park, Arizona--2821

Mozena arizonensis ( Leaf-footed Bug), Scottsdale Greenbelt, Arizona--1000

Owlfly (Ululodes macleayanus), National Butterfly Center, Texas--3469

Superb Dog Day Cicada (Tibicen superba), Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas--3445

Longhorn Beetle (Gnaphalodes trachyderoides), National Butterfly Center, Texas--3481

Leather-colored Bird Grasshopper, Cameron County, Texas--3831

Antlion (Scotoleon nigrilabris) Hidalgo Co., Texas--3627

Bee Fly (Hemipenthes eumenes), Hidalgo Co., Texas--3284

Striped Horse Fly, Hidalgo Co., Texas--3629

Skunk Beetle (Eleodes gigantea), Hassayampa River, Arizona--0488

Sweat Bee (Halictus species) on Sunflower, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona--8671

Palo Verde Beetle, New Mexico--0708

Cuckoo Bee, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona--8676

Stink Bug (Banasa euchlora), Cochise Co., Arizona--1198

Stink Bug (Brochymena quadripustulata), Cochise Co., Arizona--1273

Esenbeckia delta, Cochise Co., Arizona--1346