"What You Lookin' At?"

Don't know if he was trying to smile, or just expressing attitude! Either way, his aggression made it hard to get a better picture. A spider defending his moss covered rock in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"The Bee and the Dahlia"

A bee on a Dahlia blooming along side Buck Mtn. Rd. near Elk Park, North Carolina.

"Kamikaze Mantis"

"Kamikaze Mantis"

Just as I got home from work this afternoon this crazy Praying Mantis dive bombed my storm door, bounced across my porch, shook a little bit, took a couple of wing flaps and latched onto the bottom branches of this bush in my front yard. He eventually made his way to the top of the bush and five hours later, is still out there hanging around on top. Not sure if this is normal or not!

"Hanging Around the Neighborhood"

A "Writing Spider" (Argiope Aurantia) hanging out in my neighborhood today in Bristol, Va.