Been in the garden, photographing very small things:

Two quick things:

(1) these are all smaller versions.  Clicking on them gets to larger versions on my web site.

(2) if you are creeped out by spiders, you might not want to go any further, because this not only includes photos of a very small spider, it’s a very small spider that can jump.  

These were all from our backyard in Southeastern Vermont.  I know little about insects so I’ve no idea if any of these are rare or unusual.  I know that one is invasive, but nothing about the rest.

Ants and Mystery Bugs:

Invasive Japanese Beetle:

Mystery Beetle. A little smaller than the ladybug:

Mystery… something:

Northern Jumping Spider.  Yes, not only is it a spider, but it jumps.  

The first photo is from yesterday.  I was amazed that I was able to find one (possibly the same one) again this morning and get more photos of it, covering the whole body rather than just the peek-a-boo shot from yesterday.

I included a wider view as well so you can see how small this creature is– those buds around it are about 1/4″ long at most:

Tick of some sort.  This looked too large to be a deer tick:

Wasp or Hornet: