Tiny Little Friends : Beetles, Bugs and Moths!

I always love taking panoramic views during my walks. I admire seeing its vastness and grandeur on a frame. Not until, on one of my climbs, I saw these pink wildflowers on the path. I hurriedly took a photo of the lovely flowers and was surprised to see that there was a black insect busy making its way to get into the flower. Thanks to Pollination for this wonderful view!

I took a photo of it once again, but this time I zoomed in. It's a black beetle adorned with white polka dots! Astonished by the beauty I saw on the screen, I was on watch while it was busy doing its business. I am delighted with this discovery, I was holding my breath and my phone steadily to not disturbed the beetle! lol

Henceforth, I purposely walk into our backyard and school gardens to find sights and capture the wonder of nature in these tiny creatures. And that's what I exactly did today as I met these tiny little delights.

This morning, I met these orange friends on my cucumber plant. It seems they were having a meeting. They are the pumpkin beetle, I saw some solo Pumpkin beetles on some leaves, while these two come together. Whatever they're planning to do, they look great on that green leaf.

A not-so-friend I spot next to my orange friends. It is the Common Green Bottle Fly. These flies often land on table food in the countryside and this is the reason that I don't like them. But with those red eyes, blue body, and gray wings, I didn't know it looked majestic up close.

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In addition to these delicate and captivating views of the insects, this afternoon at school, before going home I explored our school garden to meet new friends that I just ignored before. I just couldn't get enough of these intricate creatures up close!

The first one I saw is this insect whose color is the same as the wood. He might not be expecting that I would notice him but he was mistaken, his earth color stood out on his green background. He is the Dock bug of the family Coreidae (Coreus Marginatus). He looked calm and silent.

Another brown friend I met was the Homona moth. Its brown wings with those unique designs are covering its whole face. Do you think it's sleeping? Sssshhhh! Let's proceed to the next one then!

Look! A brown butterfly on the ground! It was windy the whole day because of the approaching typhoon this might be the reason why it was on the ground. She is the Junonia Hedonia, the chocolate pansy. This butterfly is common in the countryside. I wonder what happened to its wings.

A Mexican Bean Beetle hadn't escaped my keen eyes! This round tiny beetle was silently eating the eggplant leaf! I was fascinated by this tiny beauty of orange and black polka dots on its wings. It is smaller than a pea yet it looked powerful eating the helpless leaf.

These tiny creatures I saw on top of the leaves and flowers that often go unnoticed, spark a deep fascination and filled me with wonder and curiosity. I look forward to exploring this world of insects and practicing on Macro shoots (hopefully I can purchase a good Cam in the future.) And before I end here, I leave you with the last photo of the black ants that are busy gathering their food from the flower buds.

That's all for the tiny little friends I found delight in today. Which of the tiny creatures that you often see in your garden or in during your walks?

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Thank you so much for reading. I hope you found delight in this post too. Hope you're all well and safe.

Don't forget to smile often!🤗😍