iN PHOTOS: Bizarre looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan part two

The Okanagan and Kamloops are home to numerous interesting looking insect species but it takes time and skill to capture clear photographs of them.

Thanks to generous submissions iNFOnews.ca has a second collection of stunning insect photographs taken this spring and summer to add to our first one.

Included is an up close photograph of a hummingbird moth snapped in Clinton, and it’s truly a unique looking bug. The colourful moths are fast flyers that mimic hummingbirds.

Also, the preying mantis with its alien look is more interesting when it appears in different colours like the photo of the whitish one.

If you have photographs of cool looking bugs, send them to news@infonews.ca.

This praying mantis was spotted on the grounds of Jubilee Hospital in Vernon. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Dee Taylor

A hummingbird and butterfly appear to interact over a tasty flower in a Penticton garden. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Gayle McIntaggart

A hummingbird moth lands on milkweed in Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lyn MacDonald

A beetle on a flower in the Kamloops area has a unique colour and shine on its back. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lorie Cook

An aphid seen up close is perfectly blended into the plant it sits on near Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lorie Cook

A praying mantis in Kamloops with light behind it looks almost transparent. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Marshal Krasser

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