Inniswood is probably the most attractive of the Columbus Metro Parks system, which extends well beyond the city limits of Columbus. We are fortunate to have these parks.

Inniswood Park is one of the Columbus Metro Parks. Starting in July, and for the next several months, the park is home to some big bugs. According to the Metro Parks website, "As well as a 20-foot long praying mantis, weighing 1,200 pounds, you will encounter a 7-foot long assassin bug, three giant ants, all 25 feet long and each weighing 725 pounds, a dragonfly and damselfly, grasshopper, ladbybug, and a spider in its web." See more here.

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Bill Blinn > If you were something that a praying mantis might consider for lunch, this could be the last thing you saw in this world.

Bill Blinn > Here's a dragon fly near a pond that's full of frogs.

Bill Blinn > The workmanship on these bugs is remarkable.

Bill Blinn > Here's a grasshopper located, appropriately, in the grass.

Bill Blinn > Inniswood is probably the most attractive of the Columbus Metro Parks system, which extends well beyond the city limits of Columbus. We are fortunate to have these parks.

Bill Blinn > This butterfly agreed to pose for me.

Bill Blinn > Several hours spent at Inniswood are never wasted. It's an attractive, quiet, restful setting.

Bill Blinn > The diversity of plants represented here is remarkable.

Bill Blinn > Keeping the plants in top condition is a lot of work.

Inniswood is probably the most attractive of the Columbus Metro Parks system, which extends well beyond the city limits of Columbus. We are fortunate to have these parks.