There are uncountable different types of insects in the world. If I wrote a post about every single type of insect I have photographed we could be here a while. That is if I could even identify what type of insect it was or if it was different from something else I have photographed before.

So instead I created a few broad categories to write about separately. Insects that are easily identifiable by most people. Butterflies and bees and the like will have a separate post. But to make this easier on me and probably you too I am just going to lump most other insects into this one post.

When I am looking around the yard searching for something to photograph I am often drawn to the bright and shiny or the new. I will often photograph something that is colorful and stands out. Or I will photograph something because it is something I have not seen before.

And when photographing insects they do not exist in a vacuum but often can be found on plant life. So the plants make an appearance in the image as well.

I like to see the types of plants different insect live on or feed on. The colors and textures of the leaves. The impact that insects make on the plants, for good or ill.

Do you have certain types of insects that you are on the lookout for?

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