
Saw this bug today. The image is the result of grabbing the camera! Quite frightening looking rows of spikes or hooks on the front two pairs of legs on this guy.
insect photography
Little and elusive
I was lucky to even see this little green bug. Talk about camouflage. He kept moving around hiding on the branch (like squirrels do on tree trunks) as I tried to get this image.

He’s about a half inch tall
After doing a search on a bug identification site, I came to the conclusion that this guy is a planthopper. No, not a leafhopper, but a planthopper. According to the experts, planthoppers have fewer leg spines and a “more interesting head” than leafhoppers. I didn’t make that up. Thank heavens, at least my bug has an interesting head. Whew…
Praying mantis didn’t move an antennae

We were on the hunt for a Geocache at a nearby park when we saw this praying mantis on an asphalt walking path. It didn’t move when I got down with the iPhone for a close up.