Katydid

Katydid

Hot Springs Village, ArkansasNot everything that’s greeen is good in your salad. Carefully disguised to match its surroundings, this stealthy katydid is easy to miss.
Ancient Seabed

Ancient Seabed

This is what you find if you look closely at the surface of limestone on Herington Reservoir Dam. Scale: This is a couple square inches of rock surface.Below: An overview of the dam rocks
Cicada

Cicada

Found in a roadside weed patch in Lyon County, KansasThe coloring of this guy helps to show its best features. Looking like 3 tiny rubies, the ocelli are easily visible on the forehead. Ocelli are “simple eyes”, light sensing organs that are thought to...