Here are some strange little flowers atop the Grand Canyon. They have little whip-like antennae things. All my attempts to photograph the actual Grand Canyon were pointless, so I stuck to this kind of thing.
Here's a little fellow we ran across while walking around in Arizona. He was about 2.5 inches long. He didn't seem to be moving or doing much, so may have had some problems. I think he might be a cicada.
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