Monarch visiting a nearby Texas thistle.

A Six-lined Racerunner in the front garden enjoying the early morning sunshine.

A thirsty katydid.

Texas Spiny Lizard on the inside of our screen door. I had to pick him off the screen door since he really did not want to move. Once he was on the ground, he raced away.

A Hackberry Emperor caterpillar on the shopvac. We had to gently remove him so that we could get back to work.

Possibly a Tachinid fly, on a Gaura flower.

A wolf spider in our living room.

And these Mourning Cloak butterflies. One day about 20 of the caterpillars came walking out of the garden, attached themselves to the house and a couple of days later pupated.