 TenthredinidaeA huge sawfly found outside of the Cootes Paradise entrance in McMaster University |  CicadidaeWhile not an insect, this is the remains of one! Cicada exoskeletons are abundant on tree trunks in the summer as cicadas moult |
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 MycetophilidaeWhen I first caught this, I thought it was a flea (look at those legs!), but it's really a fungus fly |  CincindelinaeA shiny tiger beetle we caught at The Pit. These beetles are FAST! You really have to move if you want to grab one |
 ChrysididaeWhile it may look like a shiny fly from a distance, this is actually a parasitic cuckoo wasp! They're a tad evil, but very beautiful to make up for it |  NymphalidaeWe found some monarch caterpillars on our ventures at the QUBS and brought some back with us to the lab to take photographs, but they had other plans... |
 LibelullidaeAn elegant damselfly posing for the camera |  ScaraboididaeSome Japanese beetles getting it on outside of Burke Science Building |
 PhymataAn ambush bug (my favourite insect) blending in with its surroundings |  PhymataAnother ambush bug, just lying in wait in the garden for its next prey |
 HesperiidaeA butterfly (not a moth!) taking a break - it was back up into the air right after this photograph! |  GeometridaeA moth on the window of the main lodge - I like to think that it was looking in at us like it was at a zoo |
 Unidentified LepidopteraWhile I'm not great at identifying larvae, I can definitely tell you that this is a fuzzy caterpillar! |  AphidoidaeI love aphids - especially these bright ones. You'll often find ants farming them for their sweet honeydew |
 CoccinelidaeA lady beetle bumping his head against the wall, err... plant. I'm not sure what he's doing, but whatever it is, he doesn't seem happy |  Unidentified Hymenoptera and FriendThis is probably one of the best pictures I've ever taken, but it is almost impossible to properly identify the insects in it! |
 Unidentified HemipteraTrapped in a spider's web, this bug has little time left, but he's still hanging in there! |  IchneumonidaeThese insects are known for their long, often vibrating antennae. So I have an excuse for the blurry photo! |
 Unidentified LepidopteraSpiders aren't insects, but that moth certainly is! It looks like he's been met with a cruel fate, though... |  Unidentified DipteraAgain, a spider picking on an insect. At least I don't feel as bad about the fly |
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