Neverthelless, when I saw this infestation of squash bug nymphs on a squash plant at the Heartland Harvest Gardens, I got down on the ground with my camera.
At the insects' eye level, I was totally repulsed; while at the same time, also intrigued by their secret, sap sucking world.

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