Garden Visitors

I'm noticing that a greater diversity of insects are starting to visit my garden these days. Since we moved into our home last July, I haven't seen a single ladybug...that is, until this past weekend. I think the gardener's motto should be, "Build it and they will come."

Now spiders, on the other hand, I have plenty off. They are my new best friends, especially when I see tiny cabbage worms locked away in a tight web. It's funny how bugs that would normally annoy or frighten you get viewed in a different light once you develop a symbiotic relationship with them. The best way to get people to purchase less Raid? Answer: start a veggie garden!

Anyway, here are pictures of some of my garden visitors:


I'm hoping that someone can help me identify this little guy. He has the most dramatic coloring (deep red and blue) and pattern I've seen on an insect in a while.


Kind of difficult to spot this one as well (sometimes I wish I had a macro lens for my camera) but this fly has a interesting pattern of yellow and black strips.


"The ants go marching one by one...hurrah, hurrah..." I seems I only get to listen to children's songs in the car these days.

Finally, this bumble bee was going to town on my potato flowers. I could almost read his one track mind.