A Different Kind of Walking Stick

While hiking Wellesley Island in the 1000 Island region of the St. Lawrence River, I took a break underneath a tree to watch the water for a few minutes.

When I stood up, I went to brush a stick from my shoulder and found this walking stick insect.

Somebody's Watching Me

While hiking on the remote island of North Manitou, I had a feeling I was being watched.

So...

I looked over my shoulder...

And saw this praying mantis riding ON my shoulder.

Hello...

I dropped him off on a tree and continued my hike.

Insect life abounds at the lake edge. 

Here are a few more photos of butterflies I encountered along the way.

Bugs along the Lakeshore

Enjoy these photos of bugs along 
the lakeshore:

Sunlight through a Dragonfly wing

Monarch 

Swallowtail butterfly

Mayflies in Alpena

Millipede near Lake Huron

Moth at 40-mile Point Lighthouse

Good hunting for spiders along the lakeshore

Gorgeous moth near Cheboygan

Dragonfly resting among the needles

Dragonfly in grasses along the lakeshore