Wrinkled grasshopper (Hippiscus ocelote)

This robust grasshopper seems dull at first, but notice the bright blue inside the hindleg and the bright yellow hindwings

Default ThumbnailFemale tiny parasitic wasp (Eupelmidae) with an interesting jumping mechanism crawling over tree bark-likely Anastatus hunting for stink bug eggs to lay its own eggs into Default ThumbnailFlies attracted to dead longhorn beetle-stilt-legged fly (Rainieria antennaepes) quickly leaves while several scuttle flies (Phoridae) feed on the carcass Default ThumbnailScuttle flies (Phoridae) feeding on dead ant (Camponotus) Default ThumbnailSouthern devil scorpion (Vaejovis carolinianus)

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