A Monarch butterfly pollinates on a yellow lantana flower in Tucson, Arizona.
Can you find all three insects/butterflies in this photo?
A ladybug basks in Tucson’s springtime sun atop a yellow rose.
Black, red, and white tropical butterfly
A honeybee pollinates on a sunflower.
A bumblebee pollinating; taken in southeastern Nebraska
Kissing beetle on a rose in the Rose Garden at Reid Park in Tucson
Taken at the Rose Garden in Reid Park in Tucson
Honeybee on thistle; taken in southeastern Arizona in one-point color
Thistle pollination. This photo was taken near Ashland, Nebraska.
A monarch in McDonald Park, Tucson, Arizona
A butterfly resting quietly on a pink rose
Pollinating honeybees on a yellow rose, Tucson, Arizona
Bee on a spreading fleabane, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona
A bee pollinates on a soft-pink rose.
Golden orb weaver spider; taken in southeastern Nebraska
A honeybee pollinates on a golden poppy about to bloom. Taken just after a spring rain in Tucson, AZ
A bumblebee pollinating. Notice the abandoned building in the background. Taken in southeastern Nebraska
A honeybee pollinates on a beautiful, deep red rose.
Owl butterfly
A honeybee pollinates on a Bird-of-Paradise flower.
Tropical butterfly
Monarch butterfly
One-point version of a monarch on a lavender flower
Honeybee pollinating on a prickly-pear cactus blossom
The dragonflies were very cooperative on this photo shoot; this was taken during the “golden hour” at the Rose Garden in Tucson’s Reid Park.
Honeybee on a bird-of-paradise
A grasshopper on a thistle. Photo taken near Ashland, Nebraska
This praying mantis stayed put for at least 20 minutes–plenty of time to photograph him.
Honeybee on beautiful thistle in Madera Canyon, southeastern Arizona
Monarch butterfly pollinating on verbena
Three critters on this sunflower. Photo taken near Adams, Nebraska
Tropical butterfly
Orange-and-black tropical butterfly
A tarantula hawk, aka pepsis wasp; taken in the Catalina Mountains, southeastern Arizona
Monarch butterfly on lavender flower
Monarch butterfly on a verbena
Monarch butterfly
A honeybee pollinates a yellow flower in Tucson.
This monarch butterfly graces the orange flower with his “V” look and his shadow.
Three honeybees pollinate on yellow flowers at Ski Valley, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona.
Taken at Tucson’s Rose Garden in Reid Park
Tropical butterfly
Two honeybees pollinating a yellow rose
An unidentified insect rests on a beautiful yellow rose.
Honeybee on a yellow rose; taken at the Rose Garden in Tucson, Arizona
A moth on some yellow verbena
Butterfly in flight; taken in southeastern Nebraska
Spring pollination in Tucson
Not sure of the name of this butterfly, but it’s beautiful!
A honeybee comes in for a landing!
Notice the two spiders and a web off to the right.
Two bees pollinating on a beautiful flower; taken at Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona
Notice the tail on the mantis; apparently, they have emotions, too!
Bee on yellowbells
Monarch butterfly
Two monarch butterflies
Butterfly on orchids
Monarch on verbena
Honeybee on yellow snapdragons