The infamous drain fly. Pesty as hell sometimes, but innocuous and actually kind of pretty, don'tcha think? #insects This particular insect will likely never disappear, so it doesn't go on my list of #vanishinginsects. 😁

This is a delta flower scarab and the next in my series on #vanishinginsects. It is not considered rare but apparently few people have seen it, much less taken pics of it. 🙂 It's beautiful! I photostacked this pic to increase depth of field (shot with a macro lens). #deltaflowerscarab #insects #FL

#vanishinginsects; next in a series. This is a hoverfly, and if you look between the back legs, you will see yellow and white aphids. Cute, right? Woohoo; bonus insects. 😄 Zoom in to see the facets in the compound eye. 🙂 #insects #macrophotography

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