Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 5/31/07
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| Comb-footed spider (Theridion pictipes), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/31/07. ID thanks to John and Jane Balaban. | Northern Pearly Eye,Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/31/07. See other nymphs and satyrs or go to the Butterfly Index. | Even more Leaffooted Bug nymphs! Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/31/07. See more True Bugs. | Tumbling Flower Beetle,Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/31/07 | Xylophagid Fly, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/31/07 |
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| Ebony Jewelwing, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/31/07 |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 5/26/07
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| Cloudless Sulphur, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/26/07. This butterfly has apparently come a long way! See other Whites and Yellows or visit the Butterfly Index. | Silver-spotted Skipper, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/26/07 | Deer Fly. This fly went inside a hat. Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/26/07 | Female Sharpshooter (Oncometopia nigricans). The other side also had a white spot. Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/26/07. Leafhoppers once were classified as Homopterans, but that order has since been split in two, with the "hoppers" in one and the aphids in the other. See other Leafhoppers, | Weevil, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/26/07 |
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County 5/25/07
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| Northern Pearly Eye, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 5/25/07 | Crossline Skipper, on Blue Indigo flower at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 5/25/07 | Xylophagid fly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 5/25/07 |
North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County 5/24/07
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| Tadpole with hind legs, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/24/07 | Tadpole with hind legs, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/24/07 | Ichneumonid wasp, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/24/07 | Jumping spider (male Thiodina sylvana), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/24/07. This spider was maybe 13 mm long and definitely in a hurry. | Orchard Spider, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/24/07 |
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| Male Ornate Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus ornatus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/24/07 |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 5/20/07
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| Crossline Skipper, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/07 | Male Zabulon Skipper, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/07 | Adult male Eastern Pondhawk, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/07 | Green Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/07 | Tiny mystery wasp. Note the little hairs on the leaf. Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/07 |
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| Tiny jumping spider (about 1 mm long), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/07. It was apparently so tiny that it did not see any point in retreating. | ||||
Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC 5/13/07-5/16/07
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| Palamedes Swallowtail, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07 | Northern Water Snake, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07. The greenish cast is from grass blades in the foreground. | Little Wood Satyr, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07. This butterfly was missing most of its right forewing. | Salt Marsh Skipper, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07 |
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| Scarab beetle, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07 | Little Wood Satyr, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07 | Anole, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07. Rather unusual for a Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis), with its dark brown color, crest, and facial markings. | Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07. Same anole as on left. | Smooth Flower Spider, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07 |
Durham, NC 5/13/07
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| Harnessed Tiger Moth (Apantesis phalerata), |
Durham, NC 5/11/07
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| Glowworm Beetle (Phengodinae subfamily, Phengodidae family), Durham, NC, 5/11/07 |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 5/11/07
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| Great Spangled Fritillary, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/07 | Ashy Clubtail, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/07 | Possibly a Deer Fly, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/07 | Rove Beetle, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/07 | Darkling Beetle, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/07 |
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| Syrphid Fly (Temnostoma balyras), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/07 |
Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Durham/Orange Counties, NC 5/10/07
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| Great Spangled Fritillary, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07 | Silvery Checkerspot, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07. | Halictid bee, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07 | Netwinged beetle, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07 | Blue Corporal, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07 |
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| Velvet mite, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07. This mite noticed a black object, probed it and left it behind. The mite was about 3 mm long. | |
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| Funnel web spider, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/10/07 |
Asheboro, Randolph County, NC (at or near North Carolina Zoo) 5/9/07
These animals were not part of the formal exhibits, just a fringe benefit of visiting the zoo!
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| Northern Water Snake, Cypress Garden exhibit, NC Zoo, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, 5/9/07 | Snapping Turtle, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, 5/9/07. This turtle showed up in a pond in a popular picnicking place near the zoo, apparently expecting a handout. | Red-eared Slider, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, 5/9/07. This was one of many other turtles at the pond also apparently hoping to be fed. | Adult Oak Treehopper, NC Zoo, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, 5/9/07. Beauty and truth part ways in this unfortunate photo. | Margined Leatherwing Beetle, NC Zoo, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, 5/9/07 |
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| Green Frog, NC Zoo, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, 5/9/07. This frog showed up in the lion exhibit. |
North Carolina Museum of Art outdoor trail, Raleigh, Wake County, NC 5/8/07
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| Smooth Flower Spider, North Carolina Museum of Art outdoor trail, Wake County, NC, 5/8/07, with prey (grasshopper). | Lyssomanes viridis, subfamily Lyssomaninae, outdoor trail at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Wake County, NC, 5/8/07 | Seed bug, North Carolina Museum of Art outdoor trail, Wake County, NC, 5/8/07 | Tiny weevil (about 2 mm long), North Carolina Museum of Art outdoor trail, Wake County, NC, 5/8/07. | Beetle, possibly Buprestid, North Carolina Museum of Art outdoor trail, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, 5/8/07. It was about 15 mm long. |
Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, Wake County, NC 5/8/07
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| Flower fly (Chrysogaster genus, Bracypini tribe), Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, 5/8/07 | Long-legged fly |
Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 5/6/07
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| Female Zabulon Skipper, Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 | Silvery Checkerspot, Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 | Stink bug nymph (Menecles insertus), Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 | Mayfly, Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 | Common Green Darner, Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 |
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| Paper wasp, Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 | Golden-backed Snipe Fly, Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 |
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| Robber Fly (Laphria divisor), Cox Mountain Trail, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 5/6/07 | |
Durham, NC 5/2/07
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| May Beetle (Phyllophaga rugosa, subfamily Melolonthinae), Durham, NC, 5/2/07. These are better known as June Beetles, which I think reflects a Northern bias! | Moth, Durham, NC, 5/2/07 | Moth, Durham, NC, 5/2/07 |
Durham, NC 5/1/07
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| Deep-yellow Euchlaena (Euchlaena amoenaria) Moth, Durham, NC, 5/1/07 | Treehopper, Durham, NC, 5/1/07 | Brown Lacewing, Durham, NC, 5/1/07 | Moth, Durham, NC, 5/1/07 |