Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, Moore County, NC 10/31/14
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| Painted Lady (actually seen in downtown Southern Pines) | Crab spider | Wasp (Campsomeris genus) | Bee and wasp (Campsomeris genus) | Aster |
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| Bumblebee on an aster |
Durham, NC 10/28/14
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| Jumping spider, a female Phidippus otiosus | Crab spider (Synema parvulum) |
Prairie Ridge Ecostation, Raleigh, Wake County, NC 10/27/14
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| Common Buckeye | Fiery Skipper | Fiery Skipper | Fiery Skipper |
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| Flower fly (Helophilus fasciatus) | Maybe an Ocola Skipper, but lacks markings | Flower fly |
Durham, NC 10/26/14
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| Leafhopper (Graphocephala versuta) on a Zinnia petal. | There is a trail of little eddies here that barely show. |
Durham, NC 10/25/14
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| Ant-mimic Jumping Spider (Synemosyna formica) |
Carolina Lake, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC 10/22/14
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| Killdeers |
Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC 10/22/14
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| Bee fly (Poecilognathus punctipennis) | Common Buckeye | Common Buckeye on blazing star | Sleepy Orange |
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| Pond | Ocola Skipper on blazing star |
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, New Hanover County, NC 10/21/14
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| Gulf Fritillary (ventral view) | Gulf Fritillary (dorsal view) | Plover | Another plover | Savannah Sparrow |
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| Non-breeding Ruddy Turnstone | Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) | Ailanthus Webworm Moth |
Atlantic coast, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC 10/20/14
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| Willet with Sand Flea (Emerita genus) prey | Same Willet, which shows tearing and joint dislocation injury. Maybe caught in a fishing line? | Wave showing unusual pattern |
Carolina Lake, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC 10/20/14
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| White Ibis | Male Mallard | Natural abstract art |
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, New Hanover County, NC 10/20/14
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| Common Buckeye | Drone Fly (side view) | Drone fly (front view) | Tiny Wharf Crab |
Durham, NC 10/19/14
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| Eastern Phoebe |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Mangum, NC 10/18/14
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| Sleepy Orange | Common Buckeye | Another Common Buckeye | Marsh view | Another view |
Durham, NC 10/16/14
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| Tiny orb weaver (Micrathena mitrata) | Bowl-and-doily Spider |
Durham, NC 10/13/14
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| Smartweed and White Heath Asters | Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Same Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Typical Fiery Skipper | Anomalous Fiery Skipper |
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| Gray Hairstreak | Plant bug (Neurocolpus) | Leafcutter bee | Crambid Snout Moth |
Durham, NC 10/10/14 (local marsh)
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| Orchard Spider | Wolf spider on smartweed | Trapdoor spider | Common Buckeye |
Durham, NC 10/7/14
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| Very young jumping spider (Phidippus princeps) |
Durham, NC 10/6/14
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| Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) | Painted Lady | Stink bug | Katydid |
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| A 4-photo, 2.73 MB pano shot of part of the Third Fork Creek Trail. |
North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC 10/5/14
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| The gate to the herb garden (3.23 MB, 5-photo stitch) | Flower fly |
Third Fork Creek Trail, Durham, NC 10/3/14
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| Jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) |
North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County NC 10/2/14
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| A section of the wildflower display | Fiery Skipper |
Third Fork Creek Trail, Durham, NC 10/2/14
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| Drone Fly |