Insects of Summer 2012

The best of the insect photos this summer are in the slide show below. Most are serendipity shots - being in the right place at the right time to photograph: 

  • A praying mantis perched on the headlight of my husband’s car
  • A butterfly, moth or bee resting for a few seconds   
  • A cool enough morning that the dragonflies stayed in one place a little longer than usual
  • A cicada killer that kept returned again and again to the same bush to alight before making the flight pattern around the yard again