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Spring plant leaves peek through anthills built in the expansion joint or seam of a sidewalk.
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A bee works on a summer coneflower.
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A Tussock Moth caterpillar feeds on a milkweed leaf.
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A praying mantis eyes the photographer while resting on the hood of a car.
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A praying mantis eyes its shadow on the dirt speckled hood of a white car.
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A praying mantis clings to the edge of a car's hood.
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A summer butterfly rests on an Iowa license plate.
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A butterfly rests on an Iowa license plate.
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A butterfly works a cone flower in Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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a monarch butterfly rests in a tree, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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A monarch butterfly rests in a tree, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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A grasshopper hangs on the side of a stone pillar, West Des Moines, Iowa
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A praying mantis egg sac hangs in a small tree, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa
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A praying mantis egg sac hangs in a tree, West Des Moines, Iowa
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a butterfly & a small insect share a cone flower, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa
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An butterfly, probably a summer azure butterfly, looks over the edge of a leaf onto an out-of-focus background of leaves below & behind it, West Des Moines, Iowa
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a butterfly, probably a painted lady butterfly, hangs upside down on a flower, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa
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a painted lady butterfly rests on some flowers in Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa
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butterfly, probably a painted lady butterfly, dips into a flower, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa
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a grasshopper works a corn plant in Story County, Iowa
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