Erythroneura vulnerata - leafhoppers mating - from the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Megaphasma denticrus - giant walkingsticks mating - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Scymnus sp. - ladybird beetle larvae eating aphids - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Poecilognathus sp. (bee fly) - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Pavonia or Rock Rose - Pavonia lasiopetala - great summer bloomer for a dry garden - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Bride and Groom amidst the mistflower at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by http://shannoncunninghamphoto.com/ and featured in http://www.stylemepretty.com/

Oecobius sp. (wall spider) securing beetle with silk - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Catocala amica (girlfriend underwing) - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Asterocampa clyton (tawny emperor, larva face) - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.

Summer sunset in our Molly Steves Zachry Texas Arboretum - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Picnic tables, fields of wildflowers and ancient live oaks in our Molly Steves Zachry Texas Arboretum - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Our trails are smooth and have beautiful wildflower vistas - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Ladybug wet with morning dew on a Purple Coneflower - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Tree cricket at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas - photo by Ray Mathews

Texas pricklypoppy - Argemone aurantiaca - with Indian blanket - Gaillardia pulchella - in the background - both perform best in poor soils - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Gaillardia pulchella - Indian blanket - also called Firewheel - sow seeds in the fall for spring and summer blooms - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Indian blanket- Gaillardia pulchella - in the foreground and Texas thistle -Cirsium texanum - in the background - Photo taken near the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Gaillardia pulchella - Indian Blanket - great for meadows and roadsides - doesn't like rich garden soil - Photo taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, by Bruce Leander.

Sunrise at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas - Photo by Bruce Leander

Danaus gilippus (queen, male) - From the Fauna Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Val Bugh.