A couple of lovely little guys I saw recently! Can't quite decide what the longhorn beetle may be, perhaps a pine sawyer or some kind of tree borer... And then a classic: the green lacewing!
I used to dislike lacewings because of the smell they release when you handle them, but I've long since come to enjoy their enchanting wings and gorgeous eyes.
#my respect goes out to entymologists. so many little guys and so many look the same. i mean other animals are like that too but#insects are so small! or at least they are outside of the tropics#insects#bugs#longhorn beetle#cerambycidae#beetles#lacewings#chrysopidae#chrysopa oculata#green lacewing#unfortunately by “handle” i mean i used to step on them when i was younger.#but as i aged i learned to leave insects alone. there are times of exception but. such is life#point is i don't go out of my way to do anything#galconphi#photoblr#insectblr#bugblr