My kids found this guy outside and he was obliging enough to hang around for a few photos. I wanted natural light but found he came out clearer with the flash - but had to use digital zoom (sigh) to keep the flash physically far enough away that he didn't get washed out by it.
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The shallow depth of field has rather taken the edge off this picture - a hard one to get - and it really belongs in a challenge about Insects or Macros or something - not much Life in this insect.