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Dragonfly arculus is art and architecture. The median veins in the wing form elliptical arches to join at a diagonal brace between the thick drivers. This joint allows the insect to alter the incidence and camber of four oscillating wings when engaging in aerial acrobatics. Canon A650, homemade macro rig.
Here is a nice white-lined sphinx, AKA “hummingbird moth” feeding on some clover, I encountered while on a late summer hike in the Sierra (it was so fast-moving my phone camera could not but get a fuzzy image of it’s wings):
I actually didn’t use this picture as my entry for the “flowers” theme last spring because I felt the insect was more prominent than the flower. But that makes it perfect for this theme!
Taken at South Yuba River State Park, California last April.
I kept thinking I would go outside and make a “snowbug,” but that would involve going outside, so here’s one from 2021. Not especially great as a photo, but I would love to know what kind of bug it is. Taken in Puerto Rico.
