Insects

The endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle exists only in the salty wetlands around Lincoln in eastern Nebraska. There are only a few hundred individuals left in a very precarious habitat that is threatened by agricultural and urban development. Sp. Cicindela nevadica lincolniana

This bright blue Familiar Bluet damselfly was found in the saline wetlands around Lincoln, Nebraska. Sp. Enallagma civile

A hairy caterpillar found in the rainforests in western Ghana. Unknown species.

This moth was found on Mount Adaklu, a large free standing mountain in eastern Ghana.

A damselfly rests on a leaf on Mount Adaklu in eastern Ghana

A small moth hangs out on the underside of a leaf on Mount Adaklu in eastern Ghana.

A butterfly rests on the end of a twig on Mount Adaklu in eastern Ghana. Unknown species.

A blue dasher dragonfly sits on a twig in a wetland in eastern Nebraska. Sp. Pachydiplax longipennis

A net winged beetle sits on a dew-drop-strewn leaf in the lowland forests of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. Sp. Punicealis hamata

An ebony jewelwing damselfly soaks up mid-morning sun in the wetlands at Spring Creek Prairie in eastern Nebraska. Sp. Calopteryx maculata

The endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle exists only in the salty wetlands around Lincoln in eastern Nebraska. There are only a few hundred individuals left in a very precarious habitat that is threatened by agricultural and urban development. Sp. Cicindela nevadica lincolniana

Milkweed bugs take up residence on the undersides of the large milkweed plant leaves. Photo taken in Spring Creek Prairie outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. Sp. Oncopeltus fasciatus

A wasp sites on a leaf in the lowland forests of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. Unknown species.

An American rubyspot takes off in a wetland in eastern Nebraska. Sp. Hetaerina americana