This photo, taken this morning, will be my last visit to the Oak Treehoppers in my driveway until next year. Each day I have found one or more clusters gone. This is the last one, so i assume most of them have done what they do at this time of year or and/or have been eaten. I hope they got to lay enough eggs that they'll be back next August or September. These are big enough (around 1/3 inch) that I suspect they'll moult one last time and maybe lay some eggs.
I'm still finding pockets of intense insect activity here and there. The best today, when I didn't have my camera, was on a small patch of Rabbitbrush by the front steps of the FRC library. The Skippers were swarming and oblivious to my presence. There were a few Thread-waisted Wasps and some Honeybees. The flowers were still looking fresh. I expect a few more days of Photo Ops here.
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