2026/02/07

Mystery and Drama on a Leaf

Okay, so the one on the left is a big dipper firefly, Photinus pyralis. Common enough, and not particularly interesting in the daytime. I don't think they're big leaf-eaters even in their larval stage though, and the adults don't eat, so... just sunning yourself? Cool, bro, you do you.
More importantly, I thought bumblebees eat nectar, so what is that bumbler doing to... whatever the third thing is? A soldier beetle? If anything, that's supposed to be the predatory one. Really wish my image quality was better so I could tell what's going on underneath it. Is that its abdomen bent under, or an egg mass or what?
 
Anyway, have you checked your dandelions for drama lately? 

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