the threat of a bombardier beetle

 

with abdomen in the air

ready to spray

keep poking, i dare you

 

(by julia mlynarek)

 

cold windy day in may

 

clumps of bright green sedges scattered on the forest floor

gently swaying leaves decorated with closed gray wings

mayflies dreaming of warming before swarming

 

(by marcia waterway)

 

morpho release

 

swirling the greenhouse, elusive blue

ringed eyes in formation watching from closed wings

sipping on papaya

 

(by marcia waterway)