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Durham, NC 7/30/23
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| European Hornet, Blowfly, and Bald-faced Hornet sharing leaking tree root sap (for a moment, anyway) |
Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
Whirligig beetle |
Ambush bug on goldenrod |
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| Ambush bug on goldenrod |
Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
Tiny caterpillar |
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Durham, NC 7/28/23
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| Flies (Traginops irroratus and Drosophilos) |
Red Admiral |
White Clover (Trifolium repens) |
Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia) |
Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopus) |
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| Squash flower |
Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) |
Bald-faced Hornet |
Hackberry Emperor |
Same Hackberry Emperor |
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| Carolina Wren |
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Durham, NC 7/26/23
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| Squash flower |
Mystery plant, maybe a kind of dock |
Seed beetle (Althaeus hibisci), inside Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
Little fruit fly |
Red Admiral |
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| Red Admiral |
Red Admiral with wasp |
Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
Bald-faced Hornet |
Durham, NC 7/25/23
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| Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) |
Mirid bug |
Jumping spider (female Colonus Sylvanus) |
Flatid planthopper |
Frass |
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| Flatid planthoppers |
Mosquito |
Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) |
Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum hypericoides) |
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| Fork-tailed Katydid nymph |
Crab spider (Synema parvulum) |
Mystery larva |
Aphids and mystery larva |
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| Scale insect |
Aphids |
Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea) |
Appalachian Brown |
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Durham, NC 7/23/23
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| Tumbling flower beetle |
Squash flower |
Cocklebur Weevil |
Leafhopper |
Red-headed Bush Cricket |
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| Leafcutter bee |
Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
Red Admiral |
European Hornets and Blowflies |
European Hornets and Blowfly |
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| Squash vine close-up |
Squash vine |
Sabatia genus |
Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) with tiny beetles |
Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
Durham, NC 7/22/23
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| Treehopper (Entylia carinata) |
Feather, with dew |
Yellow-and-black Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) |
Cocoon |
Beetle |
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| Fly |
Mantis nymph |
Leafhopper |
Jumping spider (Phidippus genus) |
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| European Honeybee |
Bug |
Bee |
Wasp |
Tumbling flower beetle |
Same tumbling flower beetle |
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| Dogbane Beetle |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Buttonbush |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Same Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Same Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
Hibiscus with bud |
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Durham, NC 7/20/23
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| Dogbane Beetle |
Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) |
Hispid Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) |
Seedbox flower bud (Ludwigia alternifolia) |
Seedbox seedhead (Ludwigia alternifolia) |
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| Male Fiery Skipper |
Swamp Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) |
Mystery insect |
European Hornet eating leaking sap and two Bald-faced Hornets approaching |
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| Red Admiral |
Same Red Admiral |
Three European Hornets |
Two European Hornets |
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| Two European Hornets |
Two European Hornets |
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Durham, NC 7/19/23
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| Bee |
Flea beetle |
Hoverfly |
Funnel web spider |
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) |
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| Citrine Forktail |
Shining leaf beetle (maybe Oulema genus) |
Braconid wasp |
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Durham, NC 7/17/23
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| Deertongue (Dichanthelium clandestinum) |
Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) |
Winged ant |
Flatid planthopper |
Common Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) |
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| Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) |
Jumping spider exuvia |
Same jumping spider exuvia |
Firefly on Creeping Cucumber |
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) flower |
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| Spotted Ladybug Beetle |
Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver |
Female Fiery Skipper |
Female Eastern Amberwing |
Chipping Sparrow |
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| Purple Martins |
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Durham, NC 7/14/23
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| Blue Dasher |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) with a tiny fly |
Stink bug |
Broad-headed Sharpshooter |
Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa) |
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| Weevil |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) with a tiny fly |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) with a tiny fly |
Hoverfly (Toxomerus marginatus) on Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) with a tiny fly |
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| Wasp |
Member of Apiaceae family, with fly |
Wolf spider carrying egg sac on water |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) patch |
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Durham, NC 7/13/23
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| Larger Elm Leaf Beetle |
Tortricid moth |
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
Acanaloniid planthopper nymph |
Acanaloniid planthopper nymph |
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| Lanceolate Tickweed |
Case-bearing beetle (Bassareus mammifer) |
Barred Owl with crayfish prey |
Same Barred Owl |
Teneral Blue Dasher |
Durham, NC 7/11/23
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| Robber fly |
Dogbane Beetle |
Afflicted Sawtooth Blackberry fruit; red object might be a gall. |
Spider hanging out in a dead leaf suspended in a web |
Ailanthus Webworm Moth |
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| Asian Multi-colored Ladybug Beetle on Japanese Spindle Tree |
Feather |
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Durham, NC 7/9/23
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
Same Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
Feather caught on a grass blade |
Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver |
Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) |
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| Cllimbing Dogbane (Thyrsanthella difformis) |
Cllimbing Dogbane (Thyrsanthella difformis) |
Flea beetle (Ophraella sexvittata) |
Little Fruit Flies on Sawtooth Blackberry (Rubus argutus) |
Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia) |
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| Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia) |
Rustweed (Polypremum procumbens) |
Clouded Plant Bug |
American Caesar's Amanita (Amanita jacksonii) |
Microscopic mystery insect |
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| Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) |
Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) |
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| Green June Beetle |
Golden Digger Wasp |
Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) |
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| Mint (Mentha genus) |
Tiny leafhopper |
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Durham, NC 7/8/23
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| Green June Beetle |
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Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) |
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| Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) |
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) |
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) |
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) |
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) |
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| Flea beetle (Strabala rufa). ID thanks to Vassily Belov . |
Wasp (Scolia nobilitata) |
Same wasp (Scolia nobilitata) |
Same wasp (Scolia nobilitata) |
Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) |
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| Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) |
Male Red-winged blackbird |
Halloween Pennant |
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Durham, NC 7/6/23
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| Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis) |
Planthopper nymph |
Starbellied Orb Weaver (Acanthepeira stellata) |
Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata) |
Dogbane Beetle |
Durham, NC 7/5/23
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| Ants carrying eggs |
Adult ant |
Ant larvae |
Adult ants and a pile of larvae and a few eggs |
Adult ant carrying eggs |
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| Ant larva |
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Durham, NC 7/4/23
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| Dusky ladybug beetle |
Red Admiral |
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Durham, NC 7/2/23
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| Wolf spider, walking on water |
Rice Stink Bug |
Same Rice Stink Bug |
Same Rice Stink Bug |
Flea beetle? |
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| Leafhopper (Graphocephala versuta) |
White-crossed Seed Bug |
Beetle (Calligrapha bidenticola) |
Beetle (Calligrapha bidenticola) |
Wasp with spider prey |
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| Same wasp with spider prey |
Same wasp with spider prey |
Common Oblique Syrphid Fly (Allograpta obliqua) |
Clouded Plant Bug |
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Durham, NC 7/1/23
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| Long-jawed orb weaver, showing fangs |
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) |
Leaf-footed bug nymph |
Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetles |
Tiny insect, likely a nymph, on Queen Anne's Lace |
Giant puddle next to small pond |
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| Flooded Third Fork Creek Trail |
Another view of flooded Third Fork Creek trail |
Flooded local swamp |
Flooded area next to Woodcroft Stormwater Wetland pond |
Another view |
Yet another |
And another |
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| Bubbles |
Juvie American Robin |
Male Eastern Bluebird |
Rabbit |
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