Joshua Tree National Park Insects [1]
It has been four months since my last trip to Joshua Tree National Park and I’ve been chomping at the bit for a chance to go back. So on Saturday evening, after hearing that there would be a break in the bad weather, I took a chance. I threw some gear into the car and early Sunday morning, I drove the 140 miles out to the park.
Most of Sunday was spent looking for insects to photograph, which was frustratingly difficult to do. For one thing, it’s not like you can see them from your car window going 40 mph. They don’t answer to any known calls, either. “Here, buggy, buggy, buggy.” No, in order to find insects, you need to walk around with your nose to the ground. In the right circumstances, this activity wouldn’t be frustrating, nor difficult. I’ve gone out to Joshua Tree in the spring and the desert is just crawling with insects. But the temperature was just hovering around freezing most of the weekend and, like mose sane humans, the insects stayed inside, most likely watching college basketball.
I did find a few insects, eventually. Here are some of my favorite shots from the weekend:
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