Circle of Life [Filler]

North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) lunching on a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui). I had passed by the butterfly a couple times on the butterfly bush and thought it was in an awkward “posture.” Well, it turned out there was a reason for that — it was quite the involuntary posture. This bug is in the taxonomical “family” of Reduviidae, “Assassin Bugs.”
» ID’ed as Arilus cristatus or “North American Wheel Bug” at BugGuide
» Species page at BugGuide

Looking back
1 year ago: “Welcome to my BIL’s world!”
2 years ago: “Dad’s tape measure”
3 years ago: “Butterfly proboscis: Perhaps not a ‘straw’ as we thought”
4 years ago: “Overhead [Filler]”
5 years ago: “How many people does it take to walk a dog?”
6 years ago: “Grace & Bobbie”
7 years ago: “Look out!!!” Prospective “Circle of Life” photo!
8 years ago: “Water Lily…”
9 years ago: “Painted Lady”
10 years ago: “Scanning electron micrograph: Common cold virus”
11 years ago: “Life unfurls…”

[ IMG_3800S10x8Atm :: 60mm ]