Photos: Riverside Insects

posted by Andy

A few more shots from my backlog, due to a heavy work load. All of these are things you can find along most Pacific Northwest river banks, if you sit down and look around.

First up: a tiger beetle. These look like flies from a distance and camouflaged quite well. They seem to like warm sandy beaches.

Next: small semi-aquatic grass hoppers. These guys are fair swimmers when they land in the water. This image has been edited.

Lastly, a toad bug. I saw some of these last year and had no idea what they were until I looked them up. True to their name they hop around like little toads.