Photo-bombing ant

This is perhaps a bit of a departure for me as a post, particularly on a day when I had good images of:
» a young male Eastern Pondhawk, http://bugguide.net/node/view/794527
» a Zebra Swallowtail butterfly
» a male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, http://bugguide.net/node/view/795272

I like the muted colors and all the folds and waves of the petals, so a flower rather than an insect!

The interloper here is on a Datura metel “GoldenQueen” (family Solanaceae).

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Datura_metel&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Step away from the nest and nobody gets hurt.”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-27
Two years ago (“Flower on fire!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-27

[Danette Thompson]

Beautiful lighting on the rose. Funny how we don't always see those little photobombers until we upload.

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette Right you are, Danette! I certainly didn't notice the ant with my 50-something eyes until I saw it on my computer!