Good Things Come in Twos, Too!

There's an old saying that "good things come in threes."

Well, they also come in twos.

When insect photographers manage to get two insects in the same photo, it's a "two-for."

Autumn is in full swing now, and the colder weather is settling in, but insects continue to provide a variety of diverse photo opportunities.

Two of a kind: a pair of mating Gulf Fritillary butterflies on a passionflower vine, two female sweat bees on goldenrod, and two female Valley carpenter bees on a passion flower.

Gulf Fritillary butterflies: Agraulis vanillae.

Sweat bees: Halictus ligatus.

Valley carpenter bees: Xylocopa varipuncta.

But if you look closely, there are three insects in the Valley carpenter bee photo. The other is a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar.

Good things come in threes, too.