Taken a week or so ago, hundreds of bees scooting around a clump of flowering grass.

Two-lined Gum Leafhopper (Eurymeloides bicincta)

Seriously, that is the name of this wonderful little beetle I found on the bricks out front: named for the two lines of white across his wings.  Check out the bright orange eyes, the pink and black legs.  😮

Apparently they like to chomp on gum leaves, but I couldn’t find any more in the trees. Wouldn’t you know it, as soon as I started seeking out insects to snap, the blighters vanish! Crap photos, but hey – you don’t see one of these every day.