Tiny Little Life

This is the largest daring jumping spider I’ve ever seen, and in the time between when I first spotted it and when I got the picture, it managed to catch an even larger Katydid.
This is a fresh kill you’re looking at.

This one was resting on a tigerlily.

This one is on a Hasta leaf.

This honeybee was on its way into a Hasta flower today.

This bumblebee was on its way out.

The bees climb pretty far into the flower to get what they are after.

Make the holes 2 inches apart.
I turned the labels sideways for the picture because I’m not endorsing any particular brand (and because I know wines like I know sanskrit). Ordinarily they face forwards.

Clearly, my new camera is better at taking pictures of water striders than my old camera is.

I’m still scratching my head as to how I pulled this off, but here is a hoverfly — in flight.

The secret is patience, I guess.

This is the context.

If you look closely, you can see the bug that fell into the water inside this pitcher plant, and the downward-pointing hairs that make it difficult to escape.

These frogs were keeping very still, possibly stalking breakfast.

Check out that reflection!

This snake was sunning itself when I walked by.

When I came back later, it was hiding in the water.

It does a good job of staying hidden, I think.

Most inchworms I see are light green, but this one looked like it would be best hidden on tree bark.

I can’t seem to go on a camping trip without finding and photographing an inchworm.