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Sonoran Bumble Bee (Bombus sonorus)Observer
aesbiologistDescription
Many Bumblebees exiting a nest - first time observed. More observations to come in future. Video link in comments
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Lesser Two-spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides)Observer
naturephotosuzeDescription
Malibu Lagoon
This guy had washed up and a gull was nearby so he puffed himself up. I kept scaring the gull away and I think this guy was able to get back in the water as the tide was going up.
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Purslane Moth (Euscirrhopterus gloveri)Observer
gtsalmonDescription
Under lights at night.
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Hanging-Thieves (Genus Diogmites)Observer
mikaelbDescription
Taken on monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Refuge owned by Hill Country Conservancy.
This is the first time I've observed one of the "hanging thieves" robber flies on the preserve. I've only ever seen them before in Gonzales.
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Amblyomma rotundatumObserver
aesbiologistDescription
In a graveyard. After a heavy rain, one of the graves that was sunken had quite a bit of water in it and among the toads there was an solitary one that had a huge TICK attached to its neck, and two much smaller TICKS can be seen on his left side.
En un cementerio. Después de una fuerte lluvia, una de las tumbas que fue hundida y tenía un mucha agua, y entre los sapos era una solitaria que tenía un enorme GARRAPATA pegada en su cuello, y dos más pequeñas GARRAPATAS puede ser visto en su lado izquierdo.
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Genus DiadasiaObserver
cholmesphotoDescription
I observed a number of these turrets, and bees flying in and out, but I was not able to get photos of the bees.
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Psychoda acutipennisObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Psychoda acutipennis Tonnoir, 1920
North Crater, pitfall trap NC1, 10-20 July 2013, J.C. Russell
Third photo shows wing of second specimen.
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Brunettia alternataObserver
tony_dDescription
Brunettia alternata - name not available here yet.
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Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus)Observer
acanthasterDescription
The rarest of the rare...
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Chilean Anemone Porcelain Crab (Allopetrolisthes spinifrons)Observer
marceloandrsrojasgonzlez
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Apine Bees (Subfamily Apinae)Observer
aesbiologistDescription
feeding on desert willow
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Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)Observer
micahlauerDescription
Smallest late season sunflower I’ve yet to see.
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Wavy Mucksucker (Orthonevra nitida)Observer
tshahanDescription
on rusty metal bridge
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Common Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata)Observer
simongroveDescription
Bird-dropping spider Celaenia excavata on almond fruit, Taroona, Tasmania, April 2015
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Spiny Lizards (Genus Sceloporus)Observer
jaqui_anayaDescription
Lagartija tomando el sol, San Juan Teotihuacán, Estado de México.
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Common Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes)Observer
marcelloDescription
Dioctria hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794) ♀ with a Chloromyia sp. prey
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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)Observer
brigitte25Description
Grasshopper laying eggs
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Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)Observer
aesbiologistDescription
put in a net enclosure to watch eclose; many question marks the immediate area feeding, so high probability
P1170471.JPG eclosed today 9/15/21 and was released to the same place it came from
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Genus ExoprosopaObserver
joshua_txDescription
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park. Found on Lantana velutina.
This observation at BugGuide:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1913401
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Large Carpenter Bees (Genus Xylocopa)Observer
joshua_txDescription
Resaca de la Palma State Park.
Species page at BugGuide:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/93531
This observation at BugGuide:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1914502
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Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)Observer
joshua_txDescription
Estero Llano Grande State Park.
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Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)Observer
joshua_txDescription
Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary. I was hoping to find a Zebra Swallowtail this trip and this park was the first stop on my first ever trip to deep east Texas. A 2 hour evening stroll through the park turned up 20 individuals. They were mostly nectaring on Rubus (Dewberry) in the uplands and some species of Mustard in the bottomlands. Larvae feed on Asimina (Pawpaw) in the Annonaceae family.
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Cellar Graphic (Melipotis cellaris)Observer
joshua_txDescription
Male. Attracted to sugar bait. Larval hostplants for this species are Acacias and presumably also related legumes.
Species page at BugGuide:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/153814
Species page at MPG:
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8601
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Hexatoma albitarsisObserver
terrinorrisDescription
Update:
I found several of these at Cedar Bog again this year. The last one might be Hexatoma brevicornis, so if you have expertise, please D.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172420801
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172420799
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172420798
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175243975
Note: I have photographed this Hexatomini at Cedar Bog in Champaign County, Ohio for at least 17 years. Always in the same area.
I've added two other observations; one from back in 2004.
Links to those observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88273567
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84762884
Here's an observation this year (2022) with better pics of wing venation. Same location.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124010854
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Yellow-spotted Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum avidum)Observer
aesbiologistDescription
These were first seen in flight, joined. When they alit on a rock, it was clear that the male was dead. The female didn't appear to have any particular difficulties in flight.
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Phidippus carneusObserver
chris_and_pamela_pipesDescription
Approx. 1/2" overall length. Photos & entry by CP.
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Genus OdontotermesObserver
wynand_uysPlace
Blyde River bushveld and wetlands near Hoedspruit: Grassy woodland interspersed with seasonal pans, vleis and river channels. (Google, OSM)Description
Termite construction site and interactions with their predators
After good summer rains these Termites are seen constructing ventilation shafts to their large underground chambers. At their interface to the outside world, they are predated upon by an assembly of spiders beetles and ants. The area around the termite constructions is dominated by Pugnacious Ants, making close observation an unpleasant, even daunting exercise, but one is rewarded with sightings of an assortment of termitophagous spiders that are not often seen elsewhere.
Captions:
Images 1-3 show the Termites at work and their construction site.
Image 4 shows Pugnacious Ants ripping a captured Termite apart.
Images 5 and 6 show a Termite turning the tables on an Ant, with other termites joining the fray.
Image 7 shows the jumping spiders ready to leap unto any stray termite
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Long-tailed Antlions (Tribe Brachynemurini)Observer
aesbiologistDescription
antlion?
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Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)Observer
nmwendyDescription
Filmed 7/12/14 in Tyrone, NM. I have video and stills of this mother lizard and several of her newborns. Look closely, this first photo has both mother and baby. She must have delivered over two dozen. When I first saw her I thought, what a fat horned toad (sorry, very old habit) then I noticed movement around her as several babies were in the process of scampering away. I had time to run home for a camera and still capture the birth of at least a dozen more. Truly amazing. They couldn’t have been much bigger than the tip of my little finger at birth and within minutes were all puffed up and ready to run.
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Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)Observer
nmwendyDescription
Found during mop up of a Wildland grass fire
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Achemon Sphinx (Eumorpha achemon)Observer
boutelouabenDescription
hangin out by some fencerow grapes.. 🤔
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Texas Hornshell (Popenaias popeii)Observer
jfulghamDescription
Texas Hornshell
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Texas Hornshell (Popenaias popeii)Observer
beschwarDescription
Two live individuals were found in water ~ 20-30 cm deep, in the edge of a cobble bed with mixed partly submerged vegetation.
Both mussels were returned to their original locations immediately after photographing.
Dolan Falls Preserve is owned by The Nature Conservancy and is not open to the public. Access is through special permission only. The preserve is adjacent to Devil's River State Natural Area, which is open to the public on a restricted schedule.
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Tardigrades (Phylum Tardigrada)Observer
chelseaceaeDescription
I finally found a tardigrade!
It was 52 degrees outside, but I’m unsure of the water temperature. Samples taken from Barton Springs Pool.
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