Ghost Insect

 No Backyard Bug of the Day today, because there was nothing that qualified. That right there probably says it all about this summer of bugs–that there have been days when I did a bug walk but did not end up with a Backyard Bug of the Day.

So how about a Backyard Exuvia of the Day:

An exuvia is a discarded exoskeleton from an insect that has molted. This is a grasshopper exuvia. It looks like a grasshopper ghost.

Bugs:

Assassin bug on autumn joy sedum

Carpenter bee on Japanese knotweed

 Net-winged beetle:

The groups of large milkweed bugs appear to have different behaviors:

This group is usually all piled on top of each other.

This group is more venturesome, and is starting to spread out onto nearby plants:

And there is a third group, also not as close as the first one:

Green lacewing remains in a spider web

Arachnid Appreciation:

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