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The following insects were found wandering our cone flowers this summer. From the top down:
A Hoverfly - Hoverflies look a lot like small bees. They are colored like a bee, but are smaller. They are completely harmless to humans, are great pollenators, and terrorize other insects in your garden like aphids or thrips. You can find more information by visiting Mygarden or here.
Soldier Beetle (Pennsylvania Leatherwing) - This was hard to identify. At first I thought it was a firefly, and then a root worm, but eventually my wife (and google) prevailed. This Soldier Beetle is a harmless garden insect that eats caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other stuff. More information can be found here
Green Bottle Fly - This little fly had such great color. You can find the original image here
You gotta love Iowa for its wildflowers. If it wasn't so dang hot, I'd be out every night shooting. Thanks for the Explore everyone!
These were all made with a Canon 7d and 60mm macro.
Out Of Chicago, Michael Mckinney, Agus Bogor, keeva999, and 4 other people added this photo to their favorites.
![Hometown Sunrise - Shafts of Light [Explored - 7/21/2011]](http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6015/5963236104_cec0973311_s.jpg)
![Found in Our Garden - [Explored 7/18/2011]](http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6134/5953134096_5203729377_s.jpg)
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