A Variegated Fritillary in the caterpillar form crawls along the underside of a stem with ants skittering on top at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Close up of an upside down Chinese mantis on the stem of a dog fennel weed, stealthily waiting for prey. Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh, North Carolina

Macro of a beautiful Gulf Fritillary partaking some nectar from the lantanas at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.