Fading With Fall

Caught this bee on my aster this afternoon. We had our first frost last night, and this little guy was moving so slowly. Sadly, he and the aster will soon be fading with the advance of fall.

What Am I?

Found this critter in my garage this morning caught in a spider's web. I took pity and decided to free him. (He actually hissed at me.) But he was the most bizarre-looking insect I've seen in a while! About an inch long, and his antennae were easily twice as long as his body, with little joints along the length of each one, making it possible for him to flex them like appendages. Kind of freaked me out a little! An hour later after he'd disappeared, I began to wonder if he was some type of invasive, destructive species. I might just send his "portrait" to the Forest Service to be sure! Anybody out there know what this creepy critter is?

Japanese Beetle

The Japanese beetles have arrived. They've wreaked havoc on my poor blueberry bush here. Colorful little critters. But destructive.

Bumblebee

I have no idea what type of flowering bush this is, but the bees were loving it this afternoon when I shot this bumblebee. I couldn't believe all the pollen on this guy's legs!