Wednesday Walk - The Bugs of Chicago

Here are a few bug finds I've found on my walks in downtown Chicago for #wednesdaywalk by @tattoodjay.

High up in the skyscrapers it is hard to think about all the little critters at ground level.

I suspect a few of these bugs get blown into the city along the shoreline of lake Muchigan.

At ground level there are many flower planters for the butterflies. This is a red admiral.

Here is a great spangled fritillary. When the city plants milkweed in the planters there are quite a variety of butterflies that show up.

Even the monarchs like to hatch out of the flower planters.

It is easy to catch all stages of the monarchs on my walk to work each day.

From crysalis.

To larvae.

Other larvae are often hanging around like this hawk moth worm.

I've never seen a hornworm in this color before. I wonder if the moth has unique textures.

Little jumping spider can also be found near building planters waiting for a fly to come by.

All sorts of bee species can be found. I wonder where this leaf cutter bee is living. Maybe he bore a hole in a building somewhere.

Now for some Chicago orb weavers. These guys are all over the buildings. I think the spiderlings get blown from the prairies into the city. They setup shop wherever they can and catch all sorts of insects.

Surprisingly I have yet to see a roach on my walks through the city. Maybe they are all hiding in the restaurant kitchens with the rats lol. Happy #wednesdaywalk :-)