dirtdorphins said:
wai for it...







duckbutts

since this post clearly lacked beebutts

Duckbutts rule!!!!!!

@lovemyhouse Debra, I was pretty sure you were the coffee nut. I saw this a while back on Facebook where I follow a comic called "The Awkward Yeti". Heart and Brain are regular characters, as is the butterfly who follows Heart around. I figured you would appreciate it.



Butterfly has the matches!

Mellie, I know The Awkard Yeti. Hadn't seen that one--it is perfect.

Thank you, your timing is perfect.

Good day for butterflies:

A baby Texas Spiny lizard,



and (at last!) baby spiders. The mama Lynx Spider is no where to be seen. Lots of little "crawlies".





And a skipper butt.

Wow that's a lot of spiders.

Mine was still there this morning...

A lot of spiders, indeed. I hope they're not biters?

Sunday dawned dark and very windy; not conducive to insect photography. Monday was calmer, but chilly. However, a couple of bumble bees did show up for work along the north fence. Initial activity was at the Russian Sage:
A liftoff shot.
Then, instead of moving on to another flower, one bee perched on fence lining material. Was this to catch some warmth from the sun? Another bee landed upon a Jackmanii climates leaf and "rested" there for a bit.

The first bee eventually flew off, and the second bee moved on to the Autumn Fire Sedum.

Perhaps bugged by my proximity, it shifted position on the sedum, using a large leaf to try and block me?:


Proboscis visible in the last four images.
No duck butts! Sorry.

Great shots as always, marsrover.

Crab spider - always welcomed as a garden guest...



Deer...not so much!

Nice deers in motion shots.
Some tiny ants -

There I was this morning, sitting at my computer, reviewing bee images and listening to the BBC, which was discussing Brexit. Now, what does that have to do with this forum? Well, they were in Scotland and one of the venues for the program was one town's annual bee keepers' meeting. More politics and economics than bees on the show, but, still, an amusing coincidence.
Just to keep this post legitimate, here's another bee liftoff image:

The bees were sleeping in this morning...so I got some photos of "bee butts" for you all to enjoy.....

Plenty of Garden Guests today:

Butterflies



and a little Texas Spiny Lizard.







The Mama Lynx Spider returned to the babies. Oh look - she brought LUNCH!!!



(Because this IS the Bee Forum.... )

Those lynx spiders are the best mamas!

Charlotte, that is a cool critter and green spider you have there.

dirtdorphins said:cutest little sweat bee
beeneck

Wowser, that's the best beeneck I've ever seen!!!

How amazing, Char, that you captured such an event.

I went and checked yesterday, mama Lynx spider is still sitting on her sac!


Katydid


Saddlbags - almost got a good shot!

Grasshopper sans leg...

Tuesday morning began clear and chilly (upper thirties); no critter activity. However, around 1 o'clock things picked up with a small carpenter bee hanging around, perhaps not too gracefully, on the Russian Sage:


After nearly falling off a couple of times, our less than coordinated bee flew off to be replaced by a bumble bee:

In the next two images, a bee appears to to be jumping to a new position or perhaps starting to liftoff:

Next, a bee sticks out its proboscis a bit and then seems to be wiping it with its two front legs:

Finally, we have a bee hanging from one stem, grabbing the tip of another stem with a lower leg, pulling it over, plopping on the top flower, and finally re-positioning on the first stem (a gymnast?):


Then, it was off to my ophthalmologist.

Clever cucumber beetle hiding twix dahlia petals ...