A crab spider (Thomisidae), blending in among the goldenrod flowers, feasts on a fly.

Urbana, Illinois
Sphex pensylvanicus, the great black wasp.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus, a soldier beetle, catches an October sunset.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A Diabrotica spotted cucumber beetle clings to goldenrod in an early autumn prairie sunset.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Megacyllene robiniae - Locust Borer. Champaign, Illinois.

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Megacyllene robiniae - Locust Borer. Champaign, Illinois.

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Megacyllene robiniae - Locust Borer. Champaign, Illinois.

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A crab spider (Thomisidae), blending in among the goldenrod flowers, feasts on a fly.

Urbana, Illinois
A crab spider (Thomisidae), blending in among the goldenrod flowers, feasts on a fly.

Urbana, Illinois
A crab spider (Thomisidae), blending in among the goldenrod flowers, feasts on a fly.

Urbana, Illinois
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