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Eyed click beetle , Alaus oculatus The eyed clicked beetle is quite large at a little over 2" in length. One of its defense mechanisms is to snap a spine on the ventral side of its thorax into a groove which causes the beetle to launch into the air while producing an audible click. This one demonstrated for me when I got too close with the camera. Cicindela sp. , Tiger Beetle Efferia sp. This robber fly appears to be having a Flatid for lunch...possibly a palm planthopper. Rhynchomitra microrhina , Dictyopharid planthopper on milkweed Isn't it adorable?

Just looking at this gives me anxiety I finally did it and quit my day job. I've felt it's weight pulling me down with the gravitational force of a dying star for over a year. Time to move on. I've got the funds to float on while I look for something better (and perhaps put the tiny house plans into motion a bit prematurely). My colleagues will be greatly missed. So what is it that I used to do for a living?  Perhaps these work-related photos will shed light on the subject... (WTF Nuvi?) ...or perhaps not. Regardless, I look forward to having a functional brain again. Here are some lovely fortunes and parting words of wisdom: