Galerucella beetles are more active when it's sunny, and yesterday afternoon was gorgeous. We keep several purple loosestrife plants uncovered so that if any of our beetles do sneak out of their net enclosures, they have somewhere to go and food to eat. One of our beetle friends was being particularly lively yesterday and we managed to snag a few good photos.

Scroll on for an up close and personal view of beetle life! As always, click on the image to view it larger in the lightbox viewer (something we definitely recommend doing!).