Photos: Insects of the area

Dragonfly taken by Gabrielle Shupe, Fillmore Central’s photography club.

Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester, MN.

Bee on a coneflower taken by Gabrielle Shupe, Fillmore Central’s photography club.

Camouflaged bug taken by Korby Koch, a photography club member at Fillmore Central High School.

Moth taken by Korby Koch, a photography club member at Fillmore Central High School.

Moth taken by Korby Koch, a photography club member at Fillmore Central High School.

Spider taken by Korby Koch, a photography club member at Fillmore Central High School.

Spider taken by Korby Koch, a photography club member at Fillmore Central High School.

A praying mantis landed on my arm looking for a meal in the Northern California Sierras. Photo by Mike and Terri Strausbauch, of Rochester.

Cody Russell’s eyes express his delight with a Monarch Butterfly. Photo by Jo Russell, of Rochester.

Double the lunker moth. Photo by Kyle Ketterling.

A cicada emerges from it's shell. Photo by Sherry Wolf, of Rochester.

Monarch caterpillars taken by Kate Welp, of Rochester.

Butterflies by Jooi Tow Goh, of Rochester.

Bee and flower by Jooi Tow Goh, of Rochester.

Amy Russell, of Rochester, found her cat playing with this cicada.

A bumblebee is attracted to the colorful zinnias in the Munsinger Clements gardens in St Cloud. Photo taken by Joyce Sharp, of Rochester.

A butterfly lands on a zinnia in the Munsinger Clements gardens in St Cloud. Photo taken by Joyce Sharp, of Rochester.

Tiger swallowtail butterfly partially in a deer hoof print. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

A red admiral butterfly basking in the sun. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

Female skimmer dragonfly resting on a tomato plant. It's wings have areas of amber coloring on them. Photo by Ruth Rothschild, of Rochester.

Bumble Bee extracting nectar from a flower. Photo by Ruth Rothschild, of Rochester.

Grasshopper at Hok-Si La Park, Lake City. Photo by Ruth Rothschild, of Rochester.

Honey Bee burrowing deep inside a day lily. Photo by Ruth Rothschild, of Rochester.

Female Skimmer Dragonfly folding up its back wings. Its wings have areas of amber coloring on them. Photo by Ruth Rothschild, of Rochester.

Great Black Wasp. So named because of its large size, this species is beneficial to the environment in many ways. Photo by Ruth Rothschild, of Rochester.

Dragonfly - up and away!" This dragonfly had been resting comfortably on a spruce tree branch near the ponds at Shoppes on Maine and suddenly decided it was time to go. Photo by Tom Severson, of Rochester.

Monarch butterfly taken by Rianna Ryan, a student in Fillmore Central’s photography club.

Mikayla Vande Zande a student in Fillmore Central High School’s photography club found this bee on a thistle plant.

Bee photo taken by Anna Jorgenson, a student in Fillmore Central’s photography club.

Monarch caterpillar taken by Travis Sexton, a student in Fillmore Central High School’s photography club.

Monarch caterpillar taken by Travis Sexton, a student in Fillmore Central High School’s photography club.

Monarch caterpillar taken by Travis Sexton, a student in Fillmore Central High School’s photography club.

Monarch taken by Kasey Back, a student in Fillmore Central High School’s photography club

David Jorgenson found this dead dragon fly in his front yard and by the time he got his camera the bees showed up. Over the next hour, the bees simply dismember the dragon fly beginning with the head.

Swallowtail taken by Juli Lane, of Chatfield.

First hour of life. Photo by Kate Montanari.

Photos by Katy Remmes, of Rochester, MN.

Photos by Katy Remmes, of Rochester, MN.

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Photos by Katy Remmes, of Rochester, MN.

Bees by Dag Knudsen, of rural Lake City.

Bees by Dag Knudsen, of rural Lake City.

Monarch's hanging together by Wendy McFarlane

Oxbow Monarch. Photo by Gerard M cCabe

Monarch feeding on blazing star in Slatterly park. Photo by Doris Amundsen.

Monarchs feasting on an aster plant in my garden. Photo by Doris Amundsen.

Monarch on marigolds by Jean Hornseth, of Rochester.

Monarch on marigolds by Jean Hornseth, of Rochester.

Monarch on marigolds by Jean Hornseth, of Rochester.

Sunbathing Monarch by Wendy McFarlane.

Sunbathing Monarch by Wendy McFarlane

Who said bugs were ugly! by Jan Braun, of Rochester

Dragonfly pose. Photo taken by Beth Suginaka.

Monarchs feasting on blazing star plant in a prairie planting in Slattery Park in SE Rochester . Photo by Doris Amundsen , Rochester

Monarch on a mum plant in my garden. Photo taken by Doris Amundsen, Rochester.

Red Admiral Butterfly resting in Zumbrota. Photo by Melissa Halgrimson, of Byron.

Butterfly at Ox Bow Park. Photo by Gerard McCabe.

Tiger swallowtail butterfly taken by John McCormick, of Rochester.

Luna moth taken in Missouri by John McCormick, of Rochester.

Bug photo taken along the Zumbro River by John McCormick, of Rochester.

Grasshopper by John McCormick, of Rochester.

Cicada fly in New Haven Township. Photo by Kim Rupprecht.

Not just any worm...a Cecropia Moth Larva! Found this larva crawling on Swamp Milkweed on the north side of our house. Of course we returned it to where it was after a couple of pictures. What a beautiful insect! Photo taken by Anthony Floyd, of Rochester.

Dragonfly taken at Glenda Mueller's taken at the family farm pond in southwest Rochester.

Butterflies in downtown Rochester. Photo by Mark Batterson, of Rochester.

Flying beetles. Photo by Mark Batterson, of Rochester.

Flying beetles. Photo by Mark Batterson, of Rochester.

A bumble bee visits a "volunteer" sunflower and red zinnia in my garden in Ostrander. Photo by Linda Niemeyer.

Wasps. Photo by Mark Batterson, of Rochester.

Monarch butterfly in Ringe, Minn. Photo by Mark Batterson, of Rochester.

Dragonfly pose. Taken by Beth Suginaka.

Giant bumblebees enjoying chrysanthemums in Rochester. Photographed by Doris Amundsen, of Rochester.

Bee taken in David Lassig's garden in Stewartville.

Monarch caterpillar taken in David Lassig's garden in Stewartville.

My grandchildren, Evelyn and Naomi Skarphol,were"bugging" their mother, so she took them to an insect museum. Photo by Judy Anderson.

My grandchildren, Evelyn and Naomi Skarphol,were"bugging" their mother, so she took them to an insect museum. Photo by Judy Anderson.

My grandchildren, Evelyn and Naomi Skarphol,were"bugging" their mother, so she took them to an insect museum. Photo by Judy Anderson.

Pinkney Wildlife Refuge on Hilton Head Island South Carolina. Photo by Judy Trousdell, of Rochester.

Blue Morpho butterfly taken in Costa Rica at the Doka Coffee Plantation. Photo by Judy Trousdell, of Rochester.

Walking stick insect stick bug clinging to the side of my car. Photo by David Greymont, of Rochester.

I found this big guy in a grassy area while photographing Canadian geese near my home in SW Rochester. I believe this is a Black Swallowtail caterpillar. Photo by Glenda Mueller, of Rochester.

Swallowtail butterfly in my garden in SW Rochester. Photo by Glenda Mueller, of Rochester.

Green cone-headed leaf hopper photographed by Pamela Hammond, of Rochester.

Giant swallowtail photographed in southwest Rochester by Raymond Auger.

Bumble bee feeding on Joe Pye weed in southwest Rochester. Photo by Raymond Auger, of Rochester.

Monarchs feeding on Blazing Star in southwest Rochester. Photo by Raymond Auger, of Rochester.

Paddle-tailed Darner, photographed at Rocky Mountain National Park, CO by Raymond Auger, of Rochester.

This spider kited down to a chair on my deck and suspended about 5 feet off the ground. Photo by Bob Gaffron, of Rochester.

Damselfly by Bob Gaffron, of Rochester.

Dragonfly by Bob Gaffron, of Rochester.

Bee taken by Samantha Farley, of Rochester.

Bee taken by Samantha Farley, of Rochester.

Dragonfly taken in Winona by Samantha Farley, of Rochester.

One-legged grasshopper taken in Tower, Minn. by Samantha Farley, of Rochester.

Fly on daisy. Photo by Samantha Farley, of Rochester.

Photo by Laurie Meath, of Rochester.

Photo by Laurie Meath, of Rochester.

Photo by Laurie Meath, of Rochester.

Photo by Laurie Meath, of Rochester.

Spider. Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Grasshopper and flower. Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Hanging out. Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Boxelder bug. Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Bug and flower. Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Dragonfly photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Cicada emerging from cacoon. Photo by Katy Remmes, of Rochester.

Praying mantises in the gardens around Dean Schrandt's Mantorville home.

Praying mantises in the gardens around Dean Schrandt's Mantorville home.

Sphynx moth taken in Linda Bakken's yard in Rochester.

If you're into hiking, there is one place to venture to: Oxbow. Located several miles north of Byron on Olmsted County Road 5, Oxbow has about 10 miles of trails, mostly across the Zumbro River as well as a great zoo showcasing Minnesota animals. If you're lucky, the trails will be littered with a colorful array of flowers. You could also head to Chester Woods, the other big county park.

A damselfly rests on the photographer's toe. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

A grasshopper on a Queen Anne's Lace seedhead. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

A monarch caterpillar eating a milkweed leaf. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

A dragonfly has just emerged after molting the skin he left behind. He flew off minutes later. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

Tiger swallowtail on the bank of the Zumbro River. Photo by Lauren Allen, of Rochester.

Monarchs feeding on Blazing Star in southwest Rochester. Photo by Raymond Auger, of Rochester.

Monarch by Dag Knudsen, of rural Lake City.

Monarch by Dag

Monarch and coneflower taken near the Silver Creek Reservoir by Sharon Stephan, of Rochester,.