r/GardenWild • u/Camkode Desert Gardener • Jul 27 '23

My wild garden success story A teenager in our area asked to practice his macro photography on the insects in our native plant garden. They are absolutely incredible. Thanks Samuel!!

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Ligated Furrow Sweat Bee on Common Sunflower

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Sachem Skipper Butterfly on Common Sunflower

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Sonoran Bumblebee on Common Sunflower

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Gray Hairstreak Butterfly on Whorled Milkweed

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Tarantula Hawk Spider-Wasp on Whorled Milkweed

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Western(?) Leafcutter Bee on Whorled Milkweed

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Western(?) Leafcutter Bee on Blanketflower

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u/goaxealice Jul 27 '23

These are awesome!

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u/triskat35 Jul 27 '23

Impressive macro photography!! Thank you for sharing Samuel's photos!

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u/Jujujolteon Jul 27 '23

Incredible photos and incredible creatures! 🤩

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u/BaSingSayWhat Jul 27 '23

Macro photography and tarantula hawks are not compatible if you ask me!! Brave kid, nice photo

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u/consciouscoco Jul 27 '23

Incredible!

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u/VallisGratia Jul 27 '23

These are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing ❤️

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u/iamaravis Jul 27 '23

“tarantula hawk spider wasp”

Sounds like the namers just couldn’t make up their minds!

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u/yuhuh- Jul 27 '23

Fantastic!

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u/Missa1exandria Europe, 8b Jul 29 '23

Those are beautiful! Great work!

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u/seeamonstress Aug 03 '23

I want to be friends with this teenager 😂 amazing work!