Through My Macro Lens:

A young Monarch caterpillar on backyard Orange Butterfly weed: I've been watching it grow and it has now disappeared, hopefully to form a chrysalis!

Buffalo Treehopper on potato leaves.

I love the "head shield"! It looks prehistoric!

In North America there are over 1,300 Tachinidae flies. I believe this individual is a member of that family. If you see a fly that resembles a house fly on a flower drinking nectar, there's a good chance you're looking at a tachinid fly! (https://savvygardening.com/tachinid-fly/)

Another insect I found drinking nectar from a Wild Chicory plant was a member of the Globetail Flies, possibly a Tufted Globetail.

A young grasshopper shares a Brown-eyed Susan with other insects. Many species, including grasshoppers are small at this time of year. Going through incomplete metamorphosis means the tiny creatures resemble the parent upon hatching from the egg. As they grow and moult through the summer months, the larger individuals become easier to spot.

After catching a snack, this spider scurried down his web into a rolled leaf to devour his prey away from watchful eyes.

Another spider chose the shelter of a leaf for his dining room.

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle on Grey Coneflower.