Insects

With its prey, a small sweat bee, captured on a rush milkweed, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Feeding on sap from a rush milkweed, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Another predator on sweat bees, captured on a rush milkweed, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

A common ant protecting trees where they build leafy nests in the canopy. Taken in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

A pollinator on narrow-leaf milkweed. 

Taken in Pittman Wash, Henderson, Nevada

With its prey, a small sweat bee, captured on a rush milkweed, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Feeding on sap from a rush milkweed, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Another predator on sweat bees, captured on a rush milkweed, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

A common ant protecting trees where they build leafy nests in the canopy. Taken in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

A pollinator on narrow-leaf milkweed. 

Taken in Pittman Wash, Henderson, Nevada