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Sideways

The movie, "Sideways," has nothing on a spotted cucumber beetle climbing up, down and sideways on a rock purslane.

The spotted cucumber beetle is a pest, while the rock purslane has to be among the world's most beautiful flowers. (And also very attractive to insects.)

The 2004 movie is about two guys on a life-altering journey through the wine country of Napa. They drank copious amounts of the adult beverage.

The spotted cucumber beetle was just feeding on nectar, the insect's version of wine.