Insect life at Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge

During a recent trek to the local wildlife refuge, photographer, John M. Steiner, found a few cooperative insects that were willing to be photographed.

anwr insects bluet damselfly 071522.jpg — A male bluet damselfly is attached to a seed head and is only about 1 1/2 inches long.

July 23, 2022 07:00 AM

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anwr insects bee 071522.jpg — A honeybee collects some pollen from a thistle flower.

anwr insects little dragonfly 071522.jpg — A meadowhawk dragonfly is camouflaged in with the brome grass seedheads.

anwr insects longhorn beetle 071522.jpg — A longhorn beetle crawls around a thistle plant flower head at Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge.

anwr insects grasshopper 071522.jpg — A tiny grasshopper makes its way up the stalk of grass.

anwr insects damselfly 071522.jpg — A spreadwing damselfly clings to a stem of grass. They hold their wings out like a dragonfly, but their delicate size and the fact their eyes do not touch makes them a damselfly.

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